Tartarus
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Tartarus is the deep, gloomy abyss in Greek mythology used as a dungeon of torment and imprisonment for the Titans and other divine enemies.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tartarus (as part of the underworld) | 1 |
| Τάρταρος | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abyss
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ prison ⓘ underworld region ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
cosmic chaos
ⓘ
divine justice ⓘ eternal punishment ⓘ retribution ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Cronus
ⓘ
Gaia ⓘ Hades ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| category |
Greek underworld
ⓘ
Locations in Greek mythology ⓘ Mythological prisons ⓘ |
| contains |
chains and bonds for prisoners
ⓘ
dark mists ⓘ gates of bronze ⓘ pit of torment ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Elysium
ⓘ
Heaven ⓘ |
| cosmologicalPosition |
as far below Hades as the earth is below the sky
ⓘ
beneath Hades ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek mythology ⓘ |
| deeperThan | Hades ⓘ |
| describedAs |
dark
ⓘ
deep ⓘ gloomy ⓘ murky ⓘ |
| etymologyForm |
Tartarus
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Τάρταρος
|
| etymologyLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Hecatoncheires ⓘ |
| influenced | later concepts of Hell in Western thought ⓘ |
| locatedIn | underworld ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiod's Theogony
ⓘ
Homer's Iliad ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
deterrent against impiety
ⓘ
punishment of hubris against the gods ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
cosmic boundary beneath the earth
ⓘ
place of punishment for divine rebels ⓘ place where Zeus imprisoned the Titans after the Titanomachy ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dungeon of torment
ⓘ
place of imprisonment ⓘ |
| usedForImprisoning |
Titans
ⓘ
divine enemies of the Olympian gods ⓘ monstrous beings ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Τάρταρος
subject surface form:
Titans