2007-10-25 16:07:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Would that be anything like the expressions "a cold day in hell" or "when hell freezes over"?
2007-10-25 16:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by arklatexrat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Greco-Roman Mythology there is more than one type of Hell. There is Hades which is the fiery Hell people are familiar with, but there is also Tartarus - the cold dark Hell that the Titans were sent to when Zeus overthrew his father Cronus.
In Norse Mythology, the Frost Giants led by Utgard-Loki dwell in an icy part of Asgard where they await Ragnorok the final battle between the gods and giants that will result in the destruction of both sides similar to the Christian Armageddon. This is described as an icy desolate plain where nothing lives or grows - but the fierce and cruel Frost Giants who destroy any who trespass there...
Many early Christian writings say there are nine Hells and seven Heavens. One Hell is still called tartarus - which is probably an icy dark place and may be the origin of the phrase when Hell freezes over...
2007-10-26 00:41:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple - a really cold, really nasty place. The middle of an Antarctic blizzard could be called one, since it would be like torture to be in those cold conditions, and hell is supposed to be a place of torture, cold or not.
Metaphorically, it could be something else, like a relationship you feel trapped in where communication has shut down, or a terrifying stare, or what have you.
2007-10-25 23:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a metaphor. In this instance, I take icy to mean cold, unfeeling. Which makes perfect sense.
2007-10-25 23:18:26 · answer #4 · answered by Song bird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minnesota in January?
2007-10-25 23:16:09 · answer #5 · answered by R[̲̅ə̲̅٨̲̅٥̲̅٦̲̅]ution 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
manitoba
2007-10-25 23:39:52 · answer #6 · answered by Yeti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cold!
2007-10-25 23:13:56 · answer #7 · answered by It's a lamp! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋