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61Acheron — /ak euh ron /, n. 1. Class. Myth. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead. 2. the infernal regions; hell; Hades. * * * ▪ river, Greece river in Thesprotía in Epirus, Greece, that was thought in ancient times to go… …
62below — /bi loh /, adv. 1. in or toward a lower place: Look out below! 2. on, in, or toward a lower level, as a lower deck of a ship: The captain of the ship went below. 3. beneath the surface of the water: Divers were sent below to view the wreck. 4. on …
63Cerberus — Cerberean /seuhr bear ee euhn/, Cerberic, adj. /serr beuhr euhs/, n., pl. Cerberuses, Cerberi / beuh ruy / for 2. 1. Also, Kerberos. Class. Myth. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions …
64Lethe — Lethean /li thee euhn, lee thee euhn/, Lethied, adj. /lee thee/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it. 2. (usually l.c.) forgetfulness; oblivion. [ < L < Gk, special use of… …
65nether world — 1. the infernal regions; hell. 2. the afterworld, or the hereafter. Also, netherworld. [1630 40] * * * …
66Tartarus — /tahr teuhr euhs/, n. Class. Myth. 1. a sunless abyss, below Hades, in which Zeus imprisoned the Titans. 2. a place in Hades for the punishment of the wicked. * * * In Greek mythology, the lowest depths of the underworld. It was a region of… …
67Sackville, Thomas, 1st earl of Dorset — born 1536, Buckhurst, Sussex, Eng. died April 19, 1608, London English politician and poet. A London barrister, he entered Parliament in 1558. He was a member of the Privy Council (1585) and conveyed the death sentence to Mary, Queen of Scots, in …
68avernian — adjective Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the… …
69Chesham branch — The sharply curved embankment into Chesham station and the entrance to the disused second platform Overview …
70Prix Locus de la meilleure nouvelle longue — Les prix Locus sont décernés chaque année, depuis 1971, par les lecteurs du magazine américain mensuel de science fiction Locus lors de la Westercons qui se déroule le quatrième week end de juillet. La catégorie de la meilleure nouvelle longue… …
