Avernus (lake)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jul 09, 2024 09:33 AM
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History
A volcanic crater lake located in the Phlegraean Fields, Lake Avernus served a major ritual role for ancient Romans and Greeks as they viewed it as an entrance to Hades.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432712
40.8387368301, 14.076166848
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Lago d'Averno (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- lacus Avernus (Avernus L.: Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Lago d'Averno (Italian, modern)
- Ἄορνος (Áornos: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Avernus (lake) connection Campi Phlegraei (unspecified date range)
- Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) connection Avernus (lake) (unspecified date range)
- Grotta di Cocceio connection Avernus (lake) (unspecified date range)
- Grotto of the Sibyl connection Avernus (lake) (unspecified date range)
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 F4 Avernus L.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Lago Averno
N. Purcell, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Avernus (lake): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/432712> [accessed: 20 December 2024]
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