Tartarus
Meanings
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- A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology.
- Any hellish place; a dark gloomy chasm or pit.
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Etymology
From Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).
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