AVERNUS — lacus Campaniae, prope Baias, quem Plutoni dicatum et inferorum limen esle rudis vetustas credidit. Dictus quasi ἄορνος, h. e. avibus carens. Vide Aornus. Ita autem ab Aristotele in Admirandis describitur: Περὶ την` Κύμην την εν Ι᾿ταλία λίμνη… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Avernus — (gr. Aornos, d.i. Vogelloser, weil seine Ausdünstung die über ihn wegfliegenden Vögel tödten sollte), See nördlich von Cumä in Unter Italien, an der Bai von Bajä u. Puteoli, etwa 700 Schritte vom Meere entfernt, welcher den Krater eines… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Avernus — Avernus, Averner See, ital. See im alten Kampanien, unweit Cumä, mit düsterer Umgebung und mephistischen Ausdünstungen, nach Virgil Eingang in die Unterwelt; jetzt Lago d Averno … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Avernus — Avernus, See im alten Campanien, in einem ausgebrannten Krater, ungesund durch Dünste; Virgil versetzte dorthin den Eingang in die Unterwelt. Der See und die Umgegend hat jetzt nichts Schreckliches mehr; auch den Vögeln ist er nicht mehr tödtlich … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Avernus — 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] … English World dictionary
Avernus — 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.… … Wikipedia
Avernus — 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 … Useful english dictionary
Avernus 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… … Wikipedia
Avernus, 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 … Universalium
Avernus — 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,… … Universalium