e/Aornum

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has glosseng: Aornum (Ancient Greek: ) was an oracle in Ancient Greece, located in Thesprotia in a cave called Charonium which gave forth poisonous vapours. The name of the cave, "Charon's Cave", reflects the belief that it was an entrance for Hades, the Greek underworld. In a version of the myth, Orpheus travels to Aornum to recover his wife, Eurydice, from the Hades. After losing her forever, he committed suicide out of grief.
lexicalizationeng: Aornum
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