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>"Demons - here called the “angels of Tartarus” - carry out special tortures designed for particular types of sinners." I thought the name Tartarus seemed fami
by SyneRyder 8y ago
>"Demons - here called the “angels of Tartarus” - carry out special tortures designed for particular types of sinners."
I thought the name Tartarus seemed familiar, so I looked up Wikipedia, and it describes Tartarus as "the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked".
Tartarus was also the name of the student email server at my university when I was studying computer science.
- mcguire 8y agoIt's originally Greek, I believe. (My OED is being unhelpful.) A name for the underworld; no punishments, but an eternity of playing Yahtzee with your great aunt in the grey mist.
- tivert 8y ago> A name for the underworld; no punishments, but an eternity of playing Yahtzee with your great aunt in the grey mist. I believe that's wrong. Hades was the greek name for the underworld, Tararus was the place within it for the punishment of the wicked, Asphodel Meadows was the indifferent place for indifferent people, and Elysium was the rewarding place for the especially glorious and distinguished. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_underworld#Geography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_underworld#Geography
- abakker 8y agoTartarus was also the place where the Titans (The Elder Gods of Greek mythology) were cast when Zeus and his siblings ascended to Mount Olympus (Zeus's father Chronos(Saturn) included).