Tartarus (Noun)
Meaning
A place where the wicked are punished after death.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The ancient Greeks believed that those who lived a life of wickedness would be sent to Tartarus after death, where they would suffer eternal torment.
- In the underworld, Tartarus was a place of unending darkness and despair, reserved for those who had committed the most heinous crimes.
- According to myth, the wicked king Tantalus was punished in Tartarus, forced to stand in a pool of water that always receded when he tried to drink.
- The idea of Tartarus as a place of eternal punishment for the wicked has been influential in Western culture, shaping concepts of hell and damnation.
- In the depths of Tartarus, the most notorious sinners were said to be punished, including those who had defied the gods or committed atrocities against humanity.