Phlegethon

American  

[fleg-uh-thon, flej-] / ˈflɛg əˌθɒn, ˈflɛdʒ- /

noun

1. Also called Pyriphlegethon. Classical Mythology. a river of fire, one of five rivers surrounding Hades.

2. (often lowercase) a stream of fire or fiery light.

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Phlegethon British  

/ ˈflɛɡɪˌθɒn /

noun

1. Greek myth a river of fire in Hades

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Other Word Forms

• Phlegethontal
  adjective
• Phlegethontic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Phlegethon

First recorded in 1350–1400; late Middle English, from Latin, from Greek phlegéthōn “blazing, flaming,” noun use of present participle of phlegéthein “to blaze”; see origin at phlegm

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Example Sentences

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Phlegethon

Now there were only two choices: downriver or upriver, skirting the banks of the Phlegethon.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

They followed the River Phlegethon, stumbling over the glassy black terrain, jumping crevices, and hiding behind rocks whenever the vampire girls slowed in front of them.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

“The Phlegethon flows from Hades’s realm down into Tartarus.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

“The Phlegethon keeps the wicked in one piece so that they can endure the torments of the Fields of Punishment. I think...it might be the Underworld equivalent of ambrosia and nectar.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

He’d rather stand in the River Phlegethon, or get attacked by arai, or be trampled by giants.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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