The name, meaning "Hateful River," of one of the five rivers in Greek mythology that surround Hades. The other four rivers are the Acheron ("River of Woe"), the Cocytus ("River of Wailing"), the Lethe ("River of Forgetfulness"), and the Pyriphlegethon ("The Fiery River").
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Deborah Blake, author of several books, including The Everyday Witch's Coven and the new Llewellyn's Little Book of Witchcraft.
I love the Llewellyn's Little Books series, so I was thrilled when my...