Greek mythology
Tartarus
The abyss beneath the underworld, prison of the Titans
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
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- Chaos
- Group
- Divine · Primordials · Underworld
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- Birth of the Cosmos
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- Tartarus
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Tartarus is both a place and a primordial god, the bottomless pit that lies as far below Hades as the earth lies below the sky. It is the dungeon at the bottom of the cosmos, sealed with bronze gates, where Zeus casts the defeated Titans and the worst of the damned. Even the gods speak its name with dread.
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- Who is Tartarus?
- Tartarus is both a place and a primordial god, the bottomless pit that lies as far below Hades as the earth lies below the sky. It is the dungeon at the bottom of the cosmos, sealed with bronze gates, where Zeus casts the defeated Titans and the worst of the damned.
- Which mythology does Tartarus belong to?
- Tartarus belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Tartarus appear in?
- Tartarus appears in Birth of the Cosmos, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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