In the Greek poet Hesiod's Theogony ( c. late 8th century BC), Tartarus was the third of the
Tartarus, A Realm of Punishment
Like Mother Earth, Gaea, and Father Sky, Uranus, Tartarus came into existence from the void of Chaos. It was not only a primordial force, but also a place, a deep abyss located far below Hades, where the most wicked were sent after death to suffer and be tormented for their crimes.
Tartarus, the infernal regions of ancient Greek mythology. The name was originally used for the deepest region of the world, the lower of the two parts of the underworld, where the gods locked up their enemies. It gradually came to mean the entire underworld.
The Famous Prisoners of Tartarus
The Titans were not the only gods to be banished to Tartarus by Zeus. Any god who angered Zeus enough could be sent to the gloomy prison. Apollo was sent to Tartarus by Zeus for a time for killing the cyclopes.
"The four famous Telkhines (Telchines), Aktaios (Actaeus), Megalesios (Megalesius), Ormenos (Ormenus) and Lykos (Lycus), whom Bakkhylides (Bacchylides) calls the children of Nemesis and Tartaros (Tartarus)."
With the help of Gaia's advice, Zeus defeated the Titans. But afterwards, Gaia, in union with Tartarus, bore the youngest of her sons Typhon, who would be the last challenge to the authority of Zeus.
History. Tartarus is the father of Typhon and the giants, of whom Gaia is the mother. The father of Tartarus is Chaos. He is the "prison guard" of Tartarus, the darkest pit in the Underworld where monsters go to reform once they are slain.
Tartarus is an indoor biome just outside of the House of Hades. It is a maze of dungeons and corridors which holds the souls of those who committed crimes and sins in their lives. The River Styx flows through and around Tartarus, emptying into a pool inside the House of Hades itself.
Ixion made the foolish mistake of trying to seduce Hera, the wife of the king of the gods, Zeus. Although he was tricked into making love with a cloud instead of Hera (thus creating the race of centaurs), he was cursed in Tartarus to be tied to a spinning wheel of fire.
The Titans, also known as the elder gods, ruled the earth before the Olympians overthew them. The ruler of the Titans was Cronus who was de-throned by his son Zeus. Most of the Titans fought with Cronus against Zeus and were punished by being banished to Tartarus.
Tartarus would go on to have children: the giants and Typhoeus. Tartarus and Gaia, the primordial goddess of Earth, had a child together, Typhoeus. Typhoeus was a monster who towered above the gods and mortals.
In the final weeks of the Human-Covenant War, Tartarus attempted to activate Installation 05 to begin the Great Journey, but he was ultimately killed by Arbiter Thel 'Vadam with the help of Sergeant Major Avery Johnson.
Tartarus. In some Greek sources Tartarus is another name for the underworld (serving as a metonym for Hades), while in others it is a completely distinct realm separate from the underworld. Hesiod most famously describes Tartarus as being as far beneath the underworld as the earth is beneath the sky.
Chaos, (Greek: “Abyss”) in early Greek cosmology, either the primeval emptiness of the universe before things came into being or the abyss of Tartarus, the underworld.
Typhon, also spelled Typhaon, or Typhoeus, in Greek mythology, youngest son of Gaea (Earth) and Tartarus (of the nether world). He was described as a grisly monster with a hundred dragons' heads who was conquered and cast into the underworld by Zeus.
The vast majority of the PLF soldiers were captured, but several of them managed to escape, one of them being the leader of the organization, Tomura Shigaraki, although he did not do so without some "help".
The Hecatonchires became guards of Tartarus' prisoners. Later, when Zeus overcame the monster Typhon, he threw him into "wide Tartarus". Originally, Tartarus was used only to confine dangers to the gods of Olympus. In later mythologies, Tartarus became the place where the punishment fits the crime.
Hades, Greek Aïdes (“the Unseen”), also called Pluto or Pluton (“the Wealthy One” or “the Giver of Wealth”), in ancient Greek religion, god of the underworld. Hades was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and brother of the deities Zeus, Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia.
Earth (light, day, waking, life) is the natural opposite of Tartarus (darkness, night, sleep, death).
When the Titanomachy took place, the titans were imprisoned deep into the lowest depths of Tartarus. After one thousand years of being captive, they had finally broken free with enough will power. They cracked the earth open and decided to cause war with the gods for making them suffer.
Nyx was born directly from Chaos and Tartarus, two of the first protogenoi. She lives in Tartarus in the Mansion of Night, where she stays during the day and leaves during the night. Nyx married her older brother Erebus (Darkness and Mist) and had many children with him.
NYX was the goddess of the night, one of the primordial gods (protogenoi) who emerged as the dawn of creation. She was a child of Khaos (Chaos, Air), and coupling with Erebos (Darkness) she produced Aither (Aether, Light) and Hemera (Day).