Avernus Lake
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Avernus Lake is a volcanic crater lake near Cumae in southern Italy, historically regarded by the Romans as an entrance to the underworld and a strategic harbor area.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
volcanic crater lake ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Avernus (mythological region)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman underworld ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Lucrine Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | western Campania ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| describedBy | Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of necromancy legends
ⓘ
symbol of passage to the afterlife ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalOrigin | volcanic activity ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
agricultural area
ⓘ
recreational site ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalRole | entrance to the underworld ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Latin word "Avernus" ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | place without birds ⓘ |
| hasSurroundingFeature |
vineyards
ⓘ
wooded crater walls ⓘ |
| hasType | meromictic lake ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | freshwater ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Portus Julius naval base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCraterOf | extinct volcano ⓘ |
| isTouristAttractionIn | Campania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Naples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Roman mythology
ⓘ
classical literature ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Cumae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pozzuoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Phlegraean Fields volcanic area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
metropolitan area of Naples ⓘ |
| region | Phlegraean Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | Roman military strategy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorUse |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usedAs |
harbor area in Roman times
ⓘ
naval base site ⓘ |
| wasBelievedToCause | death to birds flying over it ⓘ |
| wasBelievedToHave | noxious vapors ⓘ |
| wasConsideredBy | ancient Romans ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Portus Julius