place
Taenarus
The cape in Spartan Laconia whose cavern was a mouth of the underworld; Hercules's route down and back.
Reading notes
- Hercules (Mad) §672 Taenarus
The Laconian cape whose cavern is a mouth of hell, Hercules's way down and back.
- Hercules on Oeta §1056 the Taenarian gates
Taenarus, the cape of Laconia with a cave believed to be an entrance to the underworld.
- Oedipus §171 Taenarian iron
Taenarus in Laconia, site of a cave-entrance to the underworld; the hound is Cerberus.
- Phaedra §1202 Taenarus
The cape in Laconia with a cave reputed to be an entrance to the underworld.
- The Trojan Women §413 Taenarus
The Laconian cape with a cave thought to be an entrance to the underworld; here a byword for Hades.