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LETHE
Lethe, River Lethe
(noun) (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lethe (usually uncountable, plural lethes)
Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.
Dissimulation
Etymology 2
Noun
lethe (usually uncountable, plural lethes)
(obsolete, rare) Death. (Shakespearean)
Anagrams
• Ethel, Leeth, Theel, ethel
Etymology
Proper noun
Lethe
(Greek mythology) The personification of oblivion, daughter of Eris.
(Greek mythology) The river which flows through Hades from which the souls of the dead drank so that they would forget their time on Earth.
Coordinate terms
• Acheron, Cocytus, Eridanos, Phlegethon, Styx
Anagrams
• Ethel, Leeth, Theel, ethel
Source: Wiktionary
Le"the, n. Etym: [See Lethal.]
Definition: Death.[Obs.] Shak.
Le"the (le"the), n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.
2. Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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