HyperDic: styx

English > 1 sense of the word Styx:
NOUNobjectStyx, River Styx(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
Styx > pronunciation
Soundsstih'ks
Rhymesacoustics ... UNIX: 110 rhymes with ihks...
English > Styx: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls.
SynonymRiver Styx
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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