id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-894 Tartarus - Wikipedia .html text/html 4225 741 76 This article is about the deity and the place in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Tartarus (/ˈtɑːrtərəs/; Ancient Greek: Τάρταρος, Tártaros)[1] is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. In Greek mythology, Tartarus is both a deity and a place in the underworld. While according to Greek mythology the realm of Hades is the place of the dead, Tartarus also has a number of inhabitants. When Cronus came to power as the King of the Titans, he imprisoned the one-eyed Cyclopes and the hundred-armed Hecatonchires in Tartarus and set the monster Campe as its guard. In later mythologies, Tartarus became a space dedicated to the imprisonment and torment of mortals who had sinned against the gods, and each punishment was unique to the condemned. There were a number of entrances to Tartarus in Greek mythology. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-894.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-894.txt