Tartarus Hear it!

Tartarus definition

Tar·ta·rus (tär′tə rəs)

noun

  1. an infernal abyss below Hades, where Zeus hurls the rebel Titans, later a place of punishment for the wicked after death
  2. Hades (sense )

Etymology: L < Gr Tartaros

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.