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Averno
[ uh-vur-noh; Italian ah-ver-naw ]
noun
- a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
Averno
/ aˈvɛrno /
noun
- a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell Latin nameAvernusəˈvɜːnəs
Word History and Origins
Origin of Averno1
Example Sentences
Her 2006 collection, “Averno,” is considered a masterwork for what the Nobel Committee for Literature described as its “visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone’s descent into hell in the captivity of Hades, the god of death.”
In “Averno,” she writes about the speaker’s children:
“She seeks the universal, and in this she takes inspiration from myths and Classical motifs,” Olsson added, citing her 2006 collection “Averno,” which the committee described as “masterly” for its “visionary interpretation of the myth of Persephone’s descent into hell in the captivity of Hades, the god of death.”
Glück, who also won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for “The Wild Iris,” said she likes her more recent work, including her 2006 collection, “Averno,” and her last book, “Faithful and Virtuous Night,” for which she earned the 2014 National Book Award.
In her 2006 collection, “Averno,” she used the myth of Persephone as a lens to mother-daughter relationships, suffering, aging and death.
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