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Styx
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Styx  (stks)
n. Greek Mythology
The river across which the souls of the dead are ferried, one of the five rivers in Hades.

[Latin, from Greek Stux.]

Styx [stɪks]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a river in Hades across which Charon ferried the souls of the dead
[from Greek Stux; related to stugein to hate]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Styx - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead soulsStyx - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
netherworld, Scheol, underworld, Hades, infernal region, Hell - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Translations
Styx [stɪks] NEstigio m, Laguna f Estigia
Styx [stɪks] n (Myth) the Styxlo Stige


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