Salmoneus
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In Greek mythology, Salmoneus was 'the wicked' eponymous king and founder of Salmone in Pisatis.
Red-figure vase, dating c.460 BCE, depicting the mythical King Salmoneus imitating Zeus.
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Tartarus
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In Greek mythology, Tartarus 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 Gor
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…dragging dried hides with kettles at his chariot, Pretending to make thunder, so he was thunderstruck by Zeus. Virgil's Aeneid has Salmoneus placed in Tartarus after Zeus smites him where he is subjected to eternal torment. According to Frazer, the early Greek kings, who were expected to produce rain for the…
Persephone supervising Sisyphus in the Underworld, Attic black-figure amphora, c. 530 BC
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