tartarus (Meaning)
tartarus (n)
a place where the wicked are punished after death
tartarus (n.)
The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of punishment for the spirits of the wicked. By the later poets, also, the name is often used synonymously with Hades, or the Lower World in general.
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tartarus Sentence Examples
- In Greek mythology, Tartarus represented the deepest abyss in the underworld, reserved for those who had committed heinous crimes.
- The Furies dragged the wicked to Tartarus, where they faced eternal torment and punishment.
- The Titans, who challenged the Olympian gods, were imprisoned in Tartarus after their defeat.
- The philosopher Plato described Tartarus as a place of darkness and desolation, where souls were purified through suffering.
- In Dante's Inferno, Tartarus was the ninth circle of Hell, where traitors were frozen in ice for eternity.
- The Greek poet Pindar believed that Tartarus was a place where the spirits of the wicked were punished by being torn apart by vultures.
- According to Hesiod, Tartarus extended as far below the underworld as the heavens were above the earth.
- The ancient Greek poet Aeschylus depicted Tartarus as a chaotic and terrifying realm, filled with monsters and horrors.
- In modern literature, Tartarus has often been used as a metaphor for a place of extreme suffering or imprisonment.
- The concept of Tartarus has influenced religious traditions and ideas about the afterlife in various cultures.
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In Greek mythology, Tartarus represented the deepest abyss in the underworld, reserved for those who had committed heinous crimes.
The Furies dragged the wicked to Tartarus, where they faced eternal torment and punishment.
The Titans, who challenged the Olympian gods, were imprisoned in Tartarus after their defeat.
The philosopher Plato described Tartarus as a place of darkness and desolation, where souls were purified through suffering.
