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Term: Styx

DEFINITION:

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").