facilis descensus Averno

[ fah-ki-lis des-ken-soo s ah-wer-noh; English fas-uh-lis di-sen-suh s uh-vur-noh ]

/ ˈfɑ kɪ lɪs dɛsˈkɛn sʊs ɑˈwɛr noʊ; English ˈfæs ə lɪs dɪˈsɛn səs əˈvɜr noʊ /

(the) descent to hell is easy; it is easy to take the downward path. Vergil, Aeneid, 6:126.

Example sentences from the Web for descensus

Aeneas passes by the descensus Averni per tacitum nemus to the lugentes campi.

Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes |Various
Descend the river, keeping constantly to the left; consult the papyrus; and stop at the Descensus Aesopi.

Prince Zaleski |M.P. Shiel
The descensus was easy, but Mrs. Abbott's warm welcome and hot dinner suggested an avernus only by blissful contrast.

E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life |Mary A. Roe
A copy of that prelate's works is in the Bodleian Library, and contains the Descensus.

Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 |Various

But he could not foretell that the descensus Averni would be so alarmingly rapid.

Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge |Alexander Philip

descensus

[ dĭ-sĕn′səs ]

The process of descending or falling from a higher position.