Tartarus
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Tartarus
- /ˈtɑː(r)tərəs/
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Borrowed from Latin Tartarus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).
proper noun
- 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. […] them with Fire and hoſtile Arms / Fearleſs aſſault, and to the brow of Heav'n / Purſuing, drive them out from God and bliſs, / Into thir place of puniſhment, the Gulf / Of Tartarus, which ready opens wide / His fiery Chaos to receave thir fall.
- Any hellish place; a dark gloomy chasm or pit. We lay there hour after hour in terror and misery of mind so deep that I will not attempt to describe it, and listened to the wild storm-voices of that Tartarus, as, set to the deep undertone of the spur opposite against which the wind hummed like some awful harp, they called to each other from prec
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Talk about this word "Tartarus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tartarus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tartarus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tartarus "Tartarus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tartarus.Cite this
@misc{tartarus_2026,
title = {Tartarus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tartarus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
