tartarous

Meanings

• noun

  A place of torment in Greek mythology, located at the bottom of the world, where the wicked are punished.

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Tartarus

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Etymology

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From Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros), probably meaning 'deep', 'dark', or 'gloomy'.

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Trivia

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1. Tartarus is also the name of a moon of Jupiter.

2. In Dante's Inferno, Tartarus is the first circle of Hell, where the sinners are punished by being submerged in ice and fire.

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1. Hades: In Greek mythology, the god of the underworld, where the dead dwell. Tartarus is considered to be the deepest part of Hades, where the wicked are punished.

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In Greek mythology, Tartarus is the deepest part of the underworld, a place of torment and suffering. It is where the wicked are punished and the Titans were imprisoned. Tartarus is often depicted as a dark, empty, and desolate place.

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3. mnemonics
   

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