styx

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the river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon
{i} main river of Hades, river across which souls traveled when entering the underworld (Greek Mythology)
The river across which the souls of the dead are ferried, one of the five rivers in Hades. in Greek mythology, a river in Hades. The souls of dead people were carried across it in a boat by Charon. In Greek mythology, a river of the underworld. The name comes from a Greek word that denotes both hatred and extreme cold, and it expresses loathing of death. In the epics of Homer, the gods swore by the water of Styx as their most binding oath. Hesiod personified Styx as the daughter of Oceanus and the mother of Emulation, Victory, Power, and Might. The ancients believed that its water was poisonous and would dissolve any vessel except one made of the hoof of a horse or an ass
The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
styx

    Silbentrennung

    Styx

    Türkische aussprache

    stîks

    Aussprache

    /ˈstəks/ /ˈstɪks/

    Etymologie

    [ 'stiks ] (noun.) From Ancient Greek Στύξ.
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