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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
If it had not been for his poverty, the necessity to sell what he wrote, he would surely have gone the same road to Avernus as his masters.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)
But here are many—active, doubtless, in very different ages—Monte Barbaro, Monte Cigliano, Monte Campana, Monte Grillo, which hems in the more recent crater of Avernus much as Somma encircles the eruptive crater of Vesuvius.
From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.
The local associations of Mount Eryx, of the lake of Avernus, of the fountain Albunea, of the valley of Amsanctus, of the Arician grove, of the site of Ardea, are evoked with impressive effect.
From The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil by Sellar, W. Y.
The Grotto della Pace leads to the shores of Avernus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
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