place
Avernus
Lake near Cumae held to be an entrance to the underworld; by metonymy the realm of the dead.
Reading notes
- The Loves §3.9 Avernus
The lake near Cumae held to be a mouth of the underworld; here the realm of the dead.
- Metamorphoses §10.287 Avernus
The valleys of Avernus, the way up out of the underworld.