STYX

Styx, River Styx

(noun) (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Styx, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth.)

Definition: The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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