Tartarus Sentence Examples

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  • It is to be distinguished from Tartarus, the place of punishment for the wicked.

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  • He is described as a grisly monster with a hundred dragons' heads, who was conquered and cast into Tartarus by Zeus.

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  • These original gods were Tartarus, Gaia (earth), Eros (perhaps - also given as son of Ares and Aphrodite), Nyx (night) and Erebus.

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  • In Hesiod (Theogony, 264) they are the three sons of Uranus and Gaea - Brontes, Steropes and Arges, - storm-gods belonging to the family of the Titans, who furnished Zeus with thunder and lightning out of gratitude for his having released them from Tartarus.

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  • In later writers Tartarus is the place of punishment of the wicked after death, and is used for the underworld generally.

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  • Uranus is given as the son of Tartarus and Gaia; however, he is also given as the husband of Gaia.

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  • Those who had lived evil lives were thrust down into Tartarus, where they suffered endless torments.

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