Meaning of Avernus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The entrance to Hell or the underworld, or the underworld itself.
2. A lake in Southern Italy.

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Examples

“His fiery eies are fixt vpon the earth. As if he now deuiſ’d some Stratageme: Or meant to pierce Auernus darkſome vauts. To pull the triple headed dog from hell.”

“I perceive the Lake Avernus, an extinguished volcano, whose waves once inspired terror.”

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