Styx

//stɪks// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon. Greek

    "A bold bad man, that dar'd to call by name / Great Gorgon, prince of darknes and dead night, / At which Cocytus quakes and Styx is put to flight."

  2. 2
    The 5th moon of Pluto, discovered in 2012.
  3. 3
    A locality in the Derwent Valley council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms

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acheronheavenhellriver styx

Example

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"I still don't wish to see the Styx."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Στύξ (Stúx).

Related phrases

cross the Styx

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