Tartarus

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɑːtərəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tär′tər əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Tar•ta•rus  (tär′tər əs),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans.
  2. a place in Hades for the punishment of the wicked.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Tartarus /ˈtɑːtərəs/ n
  1. an abyss under Hades where the Titans were imprisoned
  2. a part of Hades reserved for evildoers
  3. the underworld; Hades
  4. a primordial god who became the father of the monster Typhon
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Greek Tartaros, of obscure origin
'Tartarus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Tartarean - Tatar - tortoise - Typhoeus - hell - Ixion - Tantalus - tartar - Sisyphus

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