lake avernus
1Lake Avernus — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Avernus image lake = LaveAvernusCurran.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Campania coords = coord|40|50|18|N|14|04|30|E|region:IT type:waterbody source:frwiki|display=inline,title… …
2Avernus — For the lake, see Lake Avernus. Ruined temple to Apollo, Avernus. Avernus was an ancient name for a crater near Cumae (Cuma), Italy, in the Region of Campania west of Naples. It is approximately 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) in circumference.… …
3Avernus — Avernal, adj. /euh verr neuhs/, n. 1. a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it. 2. hell. [ < L < Gk áornos birdless …
4lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …
5Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …
6Avernus Colles — is a region of fractured terrain on Mars on the southeast margin of Elysium Planitia, [ [http://themis.asu.edu/zoom 20070718a Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature ] ] at 1.6°S, 171°E. It is fairly large, being 244km (152mi) in diameter. It was… …
7Avernus — Avernus1 [ä ver′nō̂ə vʉr′nəs] n. [see AVERNUS2] Hades; hell Avernus2 [ə vʉr′nəs] [L] small lake in an extinct volcano near Naples, Italy, at the edge of which the entrance to Hades was anciently said to be: It. name Averno [ä ver′nō̂] …
8Avernus, Lake — ancient Lacus Avernus. Lake, southern Italy. It lies west of Naples in the crater of an extinct volcano. Because of its sulfurous vapors, it was considered an entrance to the underworld by the ancient Romans, including Virgil. According to legend …
9Avernus, Lake — or Italian Lago d Averno geographical name lake S Italy in crater of extinct volcano W of Naples …
10Avernus — Avernal, adj. /euh verr neuhs/, n. 1. a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it. 2. hell. [ < L < Gk áornos birdless,… …
