Tartarus

[ tahr-ter-uhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans.
2. a place in Hades for the punishment of the wicked.

Tartarus

/ ˈtɑːtərəs /

noun

1. an abyss under Hades where the Titans were imprisoned
2. a part of Hades reserved for evildoers
3. the underworld; Hades
4. a primordial god who became the father of the monster Typhon

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tartarus¹

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

Example Sentences

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From Washington Post

Then bam...their two most important members fell into Tartarus.

From Literature

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From Scientific American

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From Washington Post

Tartarus and Erebus are sometimes two divisions of the underworld, Tartarus the deeper of the two, the prison of the Sons of Earth; Erebus where the dead pass as soon as they die.

From Literature