Tartarus
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- proper noun
- /ˈtɑːrtərəs/
- Literature
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Tártaro
- In Tartarus, the spirits of the damned faced endless torment and suffering.
- the abyss of Tartarus
- eternity in Tartarus
- the depths of Tartarus
Examples
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Hyperion's legions are gathering at Tartarus.
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We will go to Tartarus.
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Let him go to Tartarus and recover the Book.
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I had to crawl through the depths of Tartarus itself.
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- If your son is the thief, I will send him to the depths of Tartarus.
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They destroyed Kronos... and banished his remains to the depths of Tartarus.
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The ancient Greeks believed that wicked souls were punished in Tartarus after death.
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According to mythology, the hero descended into Tartarus to rescue lost souls.
Synonyms
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A place or state where bad people are punished after death
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A place of suffering for the dead in religious stories
The place of the dead in Greek myths where souls go after death
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tartarus comes from the ancient Greek name Tartaros, which meant a very deep, dark 'pit' or 'abyss' under the earth where the worst people were kept as a punishment. So, Tartarus now stands for a place of great suffering or eternal punishment.