ACHERUSIA — Vulgo Lago della Colluccia, palus inter Capuam, et Aversam, per aperta plana prope Cumas diffusa. Plin. l. 3. c. 5. Diodor. Sic. l. 2. de sepulchris Aegyptiorum, qui Heliopolim accolunt, tradit paludem esle Acherusiam, in quam immittantur… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Acherusia — (Myth. u. a. Geoar.), 1) in der Unterwelt ein Sumpf, über welchen Charon die Seelen der Verstorbenen fuhr; 2) See in Thesprotia, s. u. Acheron 1); 3) See bei Memphis, jenseit dessen die Todtenstädte waren; 4) Halbinsel u. Vorgebirge bei Heraklea… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Acherusia — Acherusia, Name mehrerer Sümpfe; der myth. in der Unterwelt … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Acherusia — In Greek mythology, Acherusia (Greek: Αχερουσια λιμνη or Αχερουσις), a name given by the ancients to several lakes or swamps, which, like the various rivers of the name of Acheron, were at some time believed to be connected with the lower world,… … Wikipedia
Fusaro Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Fusaro Lago di Fusaro image lake = Bacoli1.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Bacoli coords = coord|40|49|19|N|14|03|17|E|type:waterbody region:IT source:nn|display=inline,title… … Wikipedia
Classical albedo features on Mars — Mars, as seen through a small telescope, showing the patterns of colour known as albedo features. The classical albedo features of Mars are the light and dark features that can be seen on the planet Mars through an Earth based telescope. Before… … Wikipedia
Achĕron — (jetzt Phanariotikos), Fluß in der epirotischen Landschaft Thesprotia, durchströmt einen sumpfähnlichen See (Acherusia palus), der zum Hafen Eläa abfließt. – In der Mythologie ist A. ein Fluß der Unterwelt, in den der Pyriphlegethon und Kokytos… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Hades — For other uses, see Hades (disambiguation). Hades … Wikipedia
Geography of the Odyssey — Events in the main sequence of the Odyssey (excluding the narrative of Odysseus s adventures) take place in the Peloponnese and in what are now called the Ionian Islands (Ithaca and its neighbours). Incidental mentions of Troy and its… … Wikipedia
Francois Pouqueville — Infobox Person name = François Pouqueville caption = François Pouqueville Chateau de Versailles Painted = by Henriette Lorimier Collection = (Chateau de Versailles, 1830) birth date = Birth date|1770|11|04|df=yes birth place = Le Merlerault,… … Wikipedia