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Orcus

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Or·cus  (ôrks)
n. Roman Mythology
1. The world of the dead; Hades.
2. Pluto, the god of the underworld.

Orcus [ˈɔːkəs]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) another name for Dis [1]
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Noun1.Orcus - god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto


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They do not mingle with the silver eddies of the Peneus, but flow on the top of them like oil; for the Titaresius is a branch of dread Orcus and of the river Styx.
 
 
 
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