Avernus L.
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: N. Purcell Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Dec 06, 2021 06:30 PM
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History
A volcanic crater lake located in the Phlegraean Fields, Lake Avernus served a major ritual role for ancient Romans and Greeks as they viewed it as an entrance to Hades.
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/432712
40.838333, 14.075
- Representative Locations:
- centerpoint of Avernus Lacus (modern) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- lacus Avernus (Avernus L.: Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Lago d'Averno (Italian, modern)
- Ἄορνος (Áornos: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Avernus L. connection Campi Phlegraei (unspecified date range)
- Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) connection Avernus L. (unspecified date range)
- Grotta di Cocceio connection Avernus L. (unspecified date range)
- Grotto of the Sibyl connection Avernus L. (unspecified date range)
lake
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 44 F4 Avernus L.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Lago Averno
N. Purcell, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Avernus L.: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/432712> [accessed: 24 April 2025]
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