Tartarus

 [tahr-ter-uhs]  

Tar·ta·rus

   [tahr-ter-uhs]
noun Classical Mythology.
1.
a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans.
2.
a place in Hades for the punishment of the wicked.
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Tartarus (ˈtɑːtərəs)
 
—n
1.  an abyss under Hades where the Titans were imprisoned
2.  a part of Hades reserved for evildoers
3.  the underworld; Hades
4.  a primordial god who became the father of the monster Typhon
 
[C16: from Latin, from Greek Tartaros, of obscure origin]

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