Lethe
noun
a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
Lethean
-
a word derived from
Lethe.
Example Sentences
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It's less a lethal than a Lethean weapon, ie something resembling the river Lethe's mind-numbing waters which induce eternal forgetfulness of everything but better films on the same subject.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2010
Lethean spring thou'rt only found Within this ideal hunting ground.
From Flint and Feather by E. Pauline Johnson
Once beyond it, we are in a realm of dark Lethean water, utterly unlike the sunny depths of the main lake.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 by Various
Wave thy wand of slumberous power, Moistened in Lethean dews, To charm the busy spirits of the hour, And brighten memory's malignant hues.
From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
Adown Lethean streams his spirit drifted, Under Elysian shades from poppied bank, With amaranths massed in dark luxuriance dank.
From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
