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Tartarus.

A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology.

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name/ˈtɑː(r)tərəs/
  1. A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology.

    Greek · Roman
  2. Any hellish place; a dark gloomy chasm or pit.

    figuratively
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From Latin Tartarus, from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

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