infernal+regions
31Augoeides — is an obscure term meaning luminous body and thought to refer to the planets.EtymologyIt appears that Porphyry used it and Thomas Taylor commented on it. The term is encountered in the literature of Neo Platonic theurgy and was popularized in the …
32Dis Pater — /dis pay teuhr/, Class. Myth. Dis. * * * ▪ Roman god (Latin: Rich Father), in Roman religion, god of the infernal regions, the equivalent of the Greek Hades (q.v.), or Pluto (Rich One). Also known to the Romans as Orcus, he was believed to… …
33Necromancy — • A special mode of divination by the summoning of the dead Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Necromancy Necromancy † …
34underworld — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. netherworld, infernal regions, hell, Hades; world of crime, criminals, gangsters, gangland (inf.). See illegality. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. criminal, concerned with organized crime, Mafialike,… …
35Avernal — A*ver nal, Avernian A*ver ni*an, a. Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be …
36Avernian — Avernal A*ver nal, Avernian A*ver ni*an, a. Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the… …
37Cerberus — Cer be*rus, n. [L. Cerberus (in sense 1), gr. ?.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Class. Myth.) A monster, in the shape of a three headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly. [1913… …
38Charon — Cha ron, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Cless. Myth.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions. Shak. [1913 Webster] || …
39Hades — Tartarus Tar ta*rus (t[aum]r t[.a]*r[u^]s), prop. n. [L., from Gr. Ta rtaros.] (Class. Myth.) The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later writers as the place of… …
40Ogre — O gre ([=o] g[ e]r), n. [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.] An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.… …
