Tomb

Tomb

A tomb (from Greek: τύμβος - tumbos) is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.

Read more about Tomb.

Famous quotes containing the word tomb:

    “A best-seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent.”
    —Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946)

    “Be mine the tomb that swallowed up Pharaoh and all his hosts; let me lie down with Drake, where he sleeps in the sea.”
    —Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    “And so all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
    Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride
    In her sepulchre there by the sea—
    In her tomb by the side of the sea.”
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)