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Term: Lethe

DEFINITION:

The name, meaning "River of Forgetfulness," 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 Pyriphlegethon ("The Fiery River"), and the Styx ("The Hateful River").