Tartaruchi
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Tartaruchi are the keepers of Tartarus
(hell
), according to the 4th century, non-canonical
Apocalypse of Paul
. The author describes them as using one hand to choke damned souls, and the other using an "iron of three hooks
". Temeluchus
is the only tartaruchus named in the work.
The Portuguese word tartaruga
("turtle" or "tortoise") is a cognate
.
Tartarus
In classic mythology, below Uranus , Gaia , and Pontus is Tartarus, or Tartaros . It is a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the underworld. In the Gorgias, Plato In classic mythology, below Uranus (sky), Gaia (earth), and Pontus...
(hell
Hell
In many religious traditions, a hell is a place of suffering and punishment in the afterlife. Religions with a linear divine history often depict hells as endless. Religions with a cyclic history often depict a hell as an intermediary period between incarnations...
), according to the 4th century, non-canonical
Biblical canon
A biblical canon, or canon of scripture, is a list of books considered to be authoritative as scripture by a particular religious community. The term itself was first coined by Christians, but the idea is found in Jewish sources. The internal wording of the text can also be specified, for example...
Apocalypse of Paul
Apocalypse of Paul
The Apocalypse of Paul is a 4th-century text of the New Testament apocrypha. There is an Ethiopic version of the Apocalypse which features the Virgin Mary in the place of Paul the Apostle, as the receiver of the vision, known as the Apocalypse of the Virgin...
. The author describes them as using one hand to choke damned souls, and the other using an "iron of three hooks
Trident
A trident , also called a trishul or leister or gig, is a three-pronged spear. It is used for spear fishing and was also a military weapon. Tridents are featured widely in mythical, historical and modern culture. The major Hindu god, Shiva the Destroyer and the sea god Poseidon or Neptune are...
". Temeluchus
Temeluchus
Temeluchus is one of the tartaruchi, the chief angel of torment , according to the extracanonical Apocalypse of Paul...
is the only tartaruchus named in the work.
The Portuguese word tartaruga
Tartaruga
The term Tartaruga is a Portuguese word which may refer to:* Turtle, an aquatic reptile* Tortoise, a land-dwelling reptile...
("turtle" or "tortoise") is a cognate
Cognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
.