Aornum ( Ancient Greek: Ἄορνον) was an oracle in Ancient Greece, located in Thesprotia in a cave called Charonium (Χαρώνειον ἄντρον or χάσμα) which gave forth poisonous vapours. [1] The name of the cave, " Charon's Cave", reflects the belief that it was an entrance for Hades, the Greek underworld. [2] In a version of the myth, Orpheus travels to Aornum to recover his wife, Eurydice, from Hades. [3]
Aornum ( Ancient Greek: Ἄορνον) was an oracle in Ancient Greece, located in Thesprotia in a cave called Charonium (Χαρώνειον ἄντρον or χάσμα) which gave forth poisonous vapours. [1] The name of the cave, " Charon's Cave", reflects the belief that it was an entrance for Hades, the Greek underworld. [2] In a version of the myth, Orpheus travels to Aornum to recover his wife, Eurydice, from Hades. [3]