place
Avernus
A volcanic lake near Cumae, reputed an entrance to the underworld; the Tyrrhenian tide is let into its straits, and a crash sounds there thrice when Eurydice is lost.
Reading notes
- The Aeneid §3.442 Avernus
The dark lake by Cumae, an entrance to the underworld; haunt of the Sibyl.
- The Aeneid §4.512 Avernus
The lake-entrance to the underworld; its 'waters' are feigned for the rite.
- The Aeneid §6.118 Avernus
The volcanic lake near Cumae, by tradition an entrance to the underworld.
- The Aeneid §6.242 Aornos
The Greek name for Avernus, 'birdless,' from the deadly vapor said to kill birds flying over it.
- The Georgics §4.493 Avernus
The lake near Cumae held a gate of the underworld; a crash sounds there thrice as Eurydice is lost.