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In Greek mythology, Tartarus (/ ˈ t ɑːr t ər ə s /; Ancient Greek: Τάρταρος, romanized: Tártaros) [1] is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans.
In Greek mythology, Campe or Kampe (/ ˈ k æ m p iː /; [1] Greek: Κάμπη) was a female monster.She was the guard, in Tartarus, of the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires, whom Uranus had imprisoned there.
In Greek mythology, the Asphodel Meadows or Asphodel Fields (Ancient Greek: ἀσφοδελὸς λειμών, romanized: asphodelòs leimṓn) [1] was a section of the ancient Greek underworld where the majority of ordinary souls were sent to live after death. [2]
Smith, William; Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London (1873). "Orpheus" West, Martin L., The Orphic Poems, 1983. There is a sub-thesis in this work that early Greek religion was heavily influenced by Central Asian shamanistic practices. One major point of contact was the ancient Crimean city of Olbia.
In Greek mythology, Arke or Arce (Ancient Greek: Ἄρκη, romanized: Árkē, lit. 'swift') is one of the daughters of Thaumas, and sister to the rainbow goddess Iris. During the Titanomachy, Arke fled from the Olympians' camp and joined the Titans, unlike Iris who remained loyal to Zeus and his allies.
The two fought a cataclysmic battle, which Zeus finally won with the aid of his thunderbolts. Defeated, Typhon was cast into Tartarus, or buried underneath Mount Etna, or in later accounts, the island of Ischia. Typhon mythology is part of the Greek succession myth, which explained how Zeus came to rule the gods.
In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων, English translation: "flaming") or Pyriphlegethon (Πυριφλεγέθων, English translation: "fire-flaming") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron.
In Greek mythology, Thrasos [pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Θράσος) is the personified concept of boldness. Although the word θράσος itself could be used both in the positive ("courage") and the negative ("over-boldness, insolence") senses, [1] in the only context where Thrasos appears as a personification (a daemon), it is definitely a malicious and suspicious being, mentioned ...