Avernus

Synonyms for "avernus" (6 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
averniancrater lake

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
lakerealm of the deadunderworld

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries
cultural conceptgeographic featuregeographical descriptorgeographical entitymythic conceptmythological descriptorplace

More specific

8 entries
Hadesavernian geographyavernian ritescrater lakedark realmdeath realmmythical sitesacred site

Collocations

11 entries
Avernus craterLake AvernusRoman mythavernian epithetavernian geographyavernian imageryavernian landscapeavernian ritesgateway to the underworldgeographic featuremythic site

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"There, when at Cumae landing from the main, / Avernus' lakes and sounding woods ye gain, / thyself shalt see, within her rock-hewn shrine, / the frenzied prophetess, whose mystic strain / expounds the Fates, to leaves of trees consign / the notes and names that mark the oracles divine."

Source: tatoeba (7141486)

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.

Source: wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

More for "avernus"