Meaning Of The Word Avernus
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Avernus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Avernus?
Avernus in American English
noun: a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it Avernus in American English 1 Hades; hell Avernus in American English 2 small lake in an extinct volcano near Naples, Italy, at the edge of which the entrance to Hades was anciently said to be Avernus in British English noun: a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell |
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