Definition of Avernean
{ A*ver"nal (&?;), A*ver"ni*an (&?;), }
a. Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania,
in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied
were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by
the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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