Avernus (lake)
natural · 30 BC – 2100 AD
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.
- Coordinates
- 40.83874, 14.07617
- Also known as
- Avernus L. (la), Lago d'Averno (it), Lago d'Averno (it), lacus Avernus (la), Áornos (grc), Ἄορνος (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)