Tartarus

Tar·ta·rus

T0053000 (tär′tər-əs)n.1. Greek Mythology The abysmal regions below Hades where the Titans were confined.2. An infernal region; hell.

[Latin, from Greek Tartaros.]

Tar·tar′e·an (-târ′ē-ən) adj.

Tartarus

(ˈtɑːtərəs) n1. (Classical Myth & Legend) an abyss under Hades where the Titans were imprisoned2. (Classical Myth & Legend) a part of Hades reserved for evildoers3. (Classical Myth & Legend) the underworld; Hades4. (Classical Myth & Legend) a primordial god who became the father of the monster Typhon[C16: from Latin, from Greek Tartaros, of obscure origin]

Tar•ta•rus

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n. (in Greek myth) 1. underworld (def. 2). 2. a region of the underworld in which evildoers were eternally punished.

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Tartarus - a place where the wicked are punished after deathGehennainfernal region, nether region, perdition, Inferno, Hell, pit - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson

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in Greek mythology, lowest region of the underworld. The wicked (e.g., SisyphusSisyphus
, in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and founder and king of Corinth. Renowned for his cunning, he was said to have outwitted even Death. For his disrespect to Zeus, he was condemned to eternal punishment in Tartarus.
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, in Greek mythology, king of Sipylos, son of Zeus and father of Pelops and Niobe. He was admitted to the society of the gods, but his abominable behavior aroused their anger, and Zeus condemned him to suffer eternally at Tartarus.
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, in Greek mythology, king of the Lapithes. Ixion murdered his father-in-law to avoid paying a price for his bride. When no one on earth would purify him, Zeus took Ixion to Olympus and purified him.
..... Click the link for more information. ) were sent to Tartarus as punishment for their sins.

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infernal regions. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 147]See: Underworld

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noun a place where the wicked are punished after death

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