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Etymology
Origin of Avernus
< Latin < Greek áornos birdless, equivalent to a- a- 6 + órn ( is ) bird + -os adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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Trojan, Anchises’ son, the descent of Avernus is easy.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
According to Roman traditions, it could only be entered at Avernus, but the Greeks asserted that there was another entrance near the Promontory of Tænarum.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber
No, no; it's easy to descend to Avernus, or whatever it was; but to get back!
From What Will People Say? A novel by Rupert Hughes
He looked down upon the Lucrine Lake connected with the sea by a deep channel, and formed with Lake Avernus into one wide inlet fit for shipping.
From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway
Quick and easy would have been his descent to the Avernus of oblivion.
From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Augustine Birrell
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