The Gods banished Tom to Tartarus and cursed him and his family.
Source: tatoeba (2770630)
Tartarus
//ˈtɑː(r)tərəs//
Synonyms for "tartarus" (4 found)
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13 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Τάρταρος name (dark part of Hades)
Bulgarian
1 entries- преизподня name (dark part of Hades)
Catalan
1 entries- Tàrtar name (dark part of Hades)
Coptic
1 entries- ⲧⲁⲣⲧⲁⲣⲟⲥ name (dark part of Hades)
French
1 entries- Tartare name (dark part of Hades)
German
1 entries- Tartaros name (dark part of Hades)
Hungarian
1 entries- Tartarosz name (dark part of Hades)
Italian
1 entries- Tartaro name (dark part of Hades)
Polish
1 entries- Tartar name (dark part of Hades)
Romanian
1 entries- Tartar name (dark part of Hades)
Russian
1 entries- Та́ртар name (dark part of Hades)
Sicilian
1 entries- Tàrtaru name (dark part of Hades)
Spanish
1 entries- Tártaro name (dark part of Hades)
Sample sentences
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I come not to spy out the secrets of Tartarus, nor to try my strength against the three-headed dog with snaky hair who guards the entrance.
Source: tatoeba (7547827)
His shade passed a second time to Tartarus, where he sought out his Eurydice and embraced her with eager arms.
Source: tatoeba (7547849)
They are carried by the Furies through Tartarus.
Source: tatoeba (11796471)
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