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Tartarus is the place where, according to Plato's Gorgias (c. 400 BC), souls are judged after death and where the wicked received divine punishment. Tartarus appears in early Greek cosmology, such as in Hesiod's Theogony, where the personified Tartarus is described as one of the earliest beings to exist, alongside Chaos and Gaia (Earth).
Anius, son of Apollo who prophesied that the Trojan War would be won in its tenth year; Asbolus, a seer Centaur; Bakis; Branchus, a seer and son of Apollo; Calchas, an Argive seer who aided the Greeks during the Trojan War; Carnus, an Acarnanian seer and lover of Apollo; Carya, a seer and lover of Dionysus
He was slain by Leto's protective children Artemis and Apollo. [3] In some accounts, Tityus was instead slain by the thunderbolt of his father Zeus. [ 4 ] As punishment, he was stretched out in Tartarus and tortured by two vultures who fed on his liver, which grew back every night. [ 4 ]
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Later, Apollo entrusted his son to Chiron, the wise centaur, who trained him more in medicine and hunting. [16] [10] Apollo kills Coronis, 1590 engraving by Hendrick Goltzius. According to a different version, Coronis gave birth to her son in Apollo's temple in the presence of the Moirai. Lachesis acted as the midwife. Apollo named their son ...
The following were spirits of people in Greek mythology who were condemned to Tartarus for their evil or blasphemous behaviour in life. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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He was condemned to spend eternity in Tartarus, weaving a rope of straw. As depicted in the picture by Polygnotos, standing behind him is his donkey which eats the rope as fast as it is made. [4] Unlike as it is the case with other inmates of Tartarus, there is no crime mentioned which would explain Ocnus's condition. [5]