the+infernal+regions
61Sackville, Thomas, 1st Earl Of Dorset — (1536 1608) English statesman, poet, and dramatist, remembered largely for his share in the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama. The only son of Sir Richard Sackville, he was born at Buckhurst, Withyham, Sussex, and probably educated… …
62Hades — Tartarus Tar ta*rus (t[aum]r t[.a]*r[u^]s), prop. n. [L., from Gr. Ta rtaros.] (Class. Myth.) The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of… …
63Tartarus — Tar ta*rus (t[aum]r t[.a]*r[u^]s), prop. n. [L., from Gr. Ta rtaros.] (Class. Myth.) The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of punishment for the …
64Cerberus — Cerberean /seuhr bear ee euhn/, Cerberic, adj. /serr beuhr euhs/, n., pl. Cerberuses, Cerberi / beuh ruy / for 2. 1. Also, Kerberos. Class. Myth. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions …
65erebus — n. [L] (Myth.) Hell, Tartarus, Hades, Avernus, the under world, the world of the dead, the grave, the abyss, the lower world, the infernal regions, shades below, region of darkness, Pluto s realms, the Plutonian shore …
66below — be•low [[t]bɪˈloʊ[/t]] adv. 1) in or toward a lower place: Look out below![/ex] 2) navig. cv on, in, or toward a lower deck or floor 3) beneath the surface of the water 4) on earth: the fate of creatures here below[/ex] 5) in hell or the infernal …
67Yama — Ya ma, n. [Skr. yama a twin.] (Hindoo Myth.) The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of… …
68Ampsanctus — Ampsanctus, or Amsanctus (modern: Sorgente Mefita), a small lake in the territory of the Hirpini, 10 m. S.E. of Aeclanum, close to the Via Appia. There are now two small pools which exhale carbonic acid gas and hydrogen sulfide. Close by was a… …
69Acheron — /ak euh ron /, n. 1. Class. Myth. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead. 2. the infernal regions; hell; Hades. * * * ▪ river, Greece river in Thesprotía in Epirus, Greece, that was thought in ancient times to go… …
70nether world — 1. the infernal regions; hell. 2. the afterworld, or the hereafter. Also, netherworld. [1630 40] * * * nether world, 1. the lower world; world of the dead; Hades. 2. the place of punishment after death; realm of the Devil; …
