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Etymology
Origin of Avernus
< Latin < Greek áornos birdless, equivalent to a- a- 6 + órn ( is ) bird + -os adj. suffix
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Trojan, Anchises’ son, the descent of Avernus is easy.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
We next visited the Lake of Avernus, and Lake Fusano, the River Styx of Virgil and the Romans.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe
The dialogue De Fato is held in the villa of Cicero, called the Puteolan or the Academia, which was situated on the shore of Baiæ, between the lake Avernus and the harbour of Puteoli.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop
Quick and easy would have been his descent to the Avernus of oblivion.
From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Augustine Birrell
Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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