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Meaning of STYX

Pronunciation:  stiks

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
 
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 Synonyms: River Styx
 
 See Also: Hades, Hel, Hell, infernal region, netherworld, river, Scheol, underworld

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Styx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.)
The principal river of the lower world, which had to be
crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.
 
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