Tartarus

(tärtə rəs)

noun

  1. an infernal abyss below Hades, where Zeus hurls the rebel Titans, later a place of punishment for the wicked after death
  2. Hades (sense )

Origin: L < Gr Tartaros

See Tartarus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Greek Mythology The abysmal regions below Hades where the Titans were confined.
  2. An infernal region; hell.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek Tartaros

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Related Forms:

  • Tar·tarˈe·an (-târˈē-ən) adjective
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