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Tartarus
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Tartarus

In Greek mythology, Tartarus (/ˈtɑːrtərəs/; Ancient Greek: Τάρταρος, romanized: Tártaros) is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. Tartarus is the place where, according to Plato's Gorgias (c. 400 BC), souls are judged after death and where the wicked received divine punishment. Tartarus appears in early Greek cosmology, such as in Hesiod's Theogony, where the personified Tartarus is described as one...

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Mullamullang cave spider

speciesTartarus mullamullangensis

Tartarus murdochensis

speciesTartarus murdochensis

Tartarus nurinensis

speciesTartarus nurinensis

Tartarus thampannensis

speciesTartarus thampannensis

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