Or·cus

(ôr′kəs)

n. Roman Mythology

1. The world of the dead; Hades.

2. Pluto, the god of the underworld.

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Orcus

(ˈɔːkəs)

(Classical Myth & Legend) another name for Dis¹

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Or•cus

(ˈɔr kəs)

n.

1. the Roman god of the underworld; Dis.

2. the ancient Roman underworld.

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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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The vehicle is available in Orcus White/Black option and Calisto Copper/Black colour scheme.

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Sedna, Orcus, Quaoar are some TNOs, that are not yet recognised as dwarf planets by the organisation.

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Ian Tonkin as Orcus in <em>She Kills Monsters</em> - Lower Dauphin High School

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Pompilidae Species 1 Sphecidae Species 1 Tiphiidae Species 1 Vespidae Species 1 Species 2 Lepidoptera Arctiidae Cisthene tehuacana Dyar Geometridae Species 1 Hesperiidae Ancyloxypha arene (Edwards) Atalopedes campestris (Boisduval) Pyrgus orcus (Stoll) Pyrgus sp.

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Neste estudo, esta familia apresentou 13 especies, sendo a Pyrgus orcus a mais abundante.

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With more than 25 years of experience, Majar most recently explored developing an institutional trading firm, Orcus Spread Networks.

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(73.) This appears to be a reference to a line in Schiller's poem "Niinie," sometimes known as the Funeral Song (1799): "Denn das Gemeine geht klanglos zum Orkus hinab" ("For the ignoble goes down to Orcus in silence").

Heroic deeds and heroes: An address in time of war

Building on Uruk/Erech and the idea of evil, Ryan then suggests a whole series of words including Modern Arabic Wark, Latin Orcus, Orcades, and Modern English Ogre.

In the Nameless Wood: Explorations in the Philological Hinterland of Tolkien's Literary Creations

In order of their discovery, they are Pluto, Quaoar, 2002 MS4, Sedna, Orcus, Salacia, Haumea, Eris, Makemake, and 2007 OR10.

Pluto and the Kuiper Belt: discoveries on this planetary frontier reveal many fantastical worlds, so why do we think the solar system has gotten smaller?