Avernus

Indeed the word Avernus itself bears such a close resemblance to the Gaelic word

Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood Hugh Macmillan

The land was known as Avernus, and the assembled troops were not quite men.

Nine Princes In Amber Zelazny, Roger 1970

The Helliconian parts of the story were okay, but I greatly disliked the "Avernus" sections.

Helliconia Winter by Brian W. Aldiss Adam Whitehead 2010

Three large wild boars were allured and taken in the toils without interrupting the studies of the philosophic sportsman.] [Footnote 40: The change from the inauspicious word Avernus, which stands in the text, is immaterial.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 Edward Gibbon 1765

Three large wild boars were allured and taken in the toils without interrupting the studies of the philosophic sportsman.] 40 The change from the inauspicious word Avernus, which stands in the text, is immaterial.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

_souterrain_ in question to the "Avernus" of the Latin poet; oh, no! If

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 16, 1841 Various

Paul McAuley: In 1996, I wrote a short story, ‘Second Skin’, about an assassination attempt on a gene wizard, Avernus, on an insignificant moon of Neptune.

Award-winning author Paul McAuley on Sci Fi Bookshelf.com 2010

Sri idolizes the legendary gene wizard Avernus, an enigmatic recluse whose work made possible the expansion of humans in space.

REVIEW: The Quiet War by Paul McAuley 2009

Paul McAuley: In 1996, I wrote a short story, ‘Second Skin’, about an assassination attempt on a gene wizard, Avernus, on an insignificant moon of Neptune.

Archive 2010-03-01 2010

The relevance of having an observation station from Earth is also made clearer in this novel, with one of the Avernus crewmembers becoming an important character.

Wertzone Classics: Helliconia Summer by Brian W. Aldiss Adam Whitehead 2010