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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Acherusia

Acheru′sia

A cavern on the borders of Pontus, said to lead down to the infernal regions. It was through this cavern that Hercules dragged Cerberus to earth.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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