Tartarus

[ tahr-ter-uhs ]

/ ˈtɑr tər əs /

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noun Classical Mythology.

a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans.

a place in Hades for the punishment of the wicked.

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How to use Tartarus in a sentence

After all her children had grown up and left home, Gaia found lasting comfort with Tartarus.
Gaia, the Scientist - Issue 99: Universality|Hope Jahren|April 7, 2021|Nautilus
It is a kind of hell, but not the spiraling inferno the Stalker Virgil led Dante through, but a sodden, sloppy Tartarus.
Geoff Dyer Takes on Andrei Tarkovsky’s Film ‘Stalker’ in ‘Zona’|Chris Wallace|February 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The name commonly given to these regions is Hades or Tartarus, understood to signify hell.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
The inhuman Tantalus was condemned to the torments of Tartarus, where he stands up to his chin in a clear stream.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker

Therefore he was consigned to Tartarus, and his punishment is to roll an immense stone to the top of a steep hill.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
This offense could not be overlooked, so Ixion was sent to Tartarus, where he was bound to an ever-revolving wheel of fire.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
At length we reached the last passage, the dismal gloom of which might furnish images for a poetical description of Tartarus.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

British Dictionary definitions for Tartarus

Tartarus

/ (ˈtɑːtərəs) /

noun Greek myth

an abyss under Hades where the Titans were imprisoned

a part of Hades reserved for evildoers

the underworld; Hades

a primordial god who became the father of the monster Typhon

Word Origin for Tartarus

C16: from Latin, from Greek Tartaros, of obscure origin

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