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Ancient authors' reports

Anthemus river

Battle of Herakles with Geryon at the river.

Acherusia peninsula

Peninsula of Acherusia, where, we are told, Heracles led up Cerberus from Hades.

Acheron river

River of hell, Cerberus at the gates

Hermione

And it is commonly reported that the descent to Hades in the country of the Hermionians is a short cut; and this is why they do not put passage money in the mouths of their dead.

Alcyonian Lake

Perseus Project index

Avernian vales

So Orpheus then received his wife; and Pluto told him he might now ascend from these Avernian vales up to the light, with his Eurydice; but, if he turned his eyes to look at her, the gift of her delivery would be lost.
(Perseus Project - Ovidius, Metamorphoses (ed. Brookes More) 10.10)

The waters of Styx

Perseus Project index

Ancient place-names

Areiopagus

Areiopagus, where a similar descent to Hades was the physical origin.

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