Styx

American  

[stiks] / stɪks /

noun

Classical 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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Styx British  

/ stɪks /

noun

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

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Styx Cultural  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Styx

from Greek Stux; related to stugein to hate

Example Sentences

For bands such as Styx, commercial success arrived in the form of a ballad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Lady Gaga is also teetering around on crutches, cavorting with zombies and crossing the River Styx.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Kentridge likens the captain to the ferryman, Charon, in Greek mythology transporting the dead across the river Styx to the underworld.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

There were tales of heroes' risky voyages along the River Styx, the waterway that connected the human world with the underworld, and of their attempt to thwart Hades, the god of the dead.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

Vanilla for me, strawberry for B.G. and coffee with caramel for Styx.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon