Orcus
Americannoun
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the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
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the ancient Roman underworld; Hades; Dis.
noun
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Some say Orcinus means “of the kingdom of the dead,” a reference to Orcus, a Roman god of the underworld.
From Los Angeles Times
Pluto is the most famous such object, but the Webb could help bring out of obscurity the dwarf planets Haumea, Makemake, Orcus and Sedna.
From Washington Post
He was King of the Dead—not Death himself, whom the Greeks called Thanatos and the Romans, Orcus.
From Literature
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spots sand dunes west of the enigmatic Orcus Patera depression.
From National Geographic
Much like his godly forefather, Orcus, the underworld god of punishment, Bryce was completely remorseless.
From Literature
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