Styx

[ stiks ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. a river in the underworld, over which the souls of the dead were ferried by Charon, and by which the gods swore their most solemn oaths.

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British Dictionary definitions for Styx

Styx

/ (stɪks) /


noun
  1. Greek myth a river in Hades across which Charon ferried the souls of the dead

Origin of Styx

1
from Greek Stux; related to stugein to hate

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Cultural definitions for Styx

Styx

[ (stiks) ]


In classical mythology, one of the rivers of Hades, across which Charon ferried the souls of the dead. The gods occasionally swore by the river Styx. When they did so, their oath was unbreakable.

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