Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

inferi

English translation:

underworld

Added to glossary by achisholm
Aug 24, 2003 19:27
20 yrs ago
Italian term

inferi

Italian to English Art/Literary Folklore MYTHOLOGY
Babylonian-Asyrian underworld.
"miti degli inferi assiro-babilonesi"
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 Underworld
5 +1 netherworld
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Angela Arnone

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Proposed translations

+5
8 mins
Selected

Underworld

or Hades
I prefer the former
It's in Sansoni and other dictionaries
Angela
Peer comment(s):

agree swisstell
14 mins
agree Simon Charass : Underworld = Greek & Roman Mythology The world of the dead, located below the world of the living; Hades. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language
21 mins
agree degiosil
1 hr
agree Giusi Pasi
6 hrs
agree Katherine Zei : Put it in plural though, if you want to be exact. In some cultures, there is more than one hell. And in some companies as well! :)
13 hrs
Yes, Katherine is right - in this context use the plural
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks. I agree, I ithink I also prefer "underworld" to "Hades", although modern use has slightly changed the meaning. Cheers. Sandy"
+1
13 hrs

netherworld

is also common

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Note added at 13 hrs 23 mins (2003-08-25 08:50:59 GMT)
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\"outlined in the myth of the descent of Ishtar into the netherworld\"
http://www.gatewaystobabylon.com/introduction/sonsofgod.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree Katherine Zei : Netherworlds, plural. This one is slightly less common than underworld, but more poetic, I think.
28 mins
Yes, poetic it is. Thank you, Katherine!
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