HyperDic: river_styx

English > 1 sense of the expression River Styx:
NOUNobjectRiver Styx, Styx(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
English > River Styx: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls.
SynonymStyx
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
Instance ofriverA large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek)
Part ofHell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld(religion) the world of the dead

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