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Phlegethon
[ fleg-uh-thon, flej- ]
noun
- Also called Pyr·i·phleg·e·thon [pir-, uh, -, fleg, -, uh, -thon, -, flej, -]. Classical Mythology. a river of fire, one of five rivers surrounding Hades.
- (often lowercase) a stream of fire or fiery light.
Phlegethon
/ ˈflɛɡɪˌθɒn /
noun
- Greek myth a river of fire in Hades
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Other Words From
- Phlege·thontal Phlege·thontic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Phlegethon1
First recorded in 1350–1400; late Middle English, from Latin, from Greek phlegéthōn “blazing, flaming,” noun use of present participle of phlegéthein “to blaze”; phlegm
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Phlegethon1
C14: from Greek, literally: blazing, from phlegethein to flame, blaze
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Example Sentences
“The Phlegethon keeps the wicked in one piece so that they can endure the torments of the Fields of Punishment. I think...it might be the Underworld equivalent of ambrosia and nectar.”
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Now there were only two choices: downriver or upriver, skirting the banks of the Phlegethon.
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The fiery water of the Phlegethon may have healed her and given her strength, but it didn’t do anything for her hunger or thirst.
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“Soon?” one of them asked in a raspy voice, as if she’d been gargling in the Phlegethon.
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Her fiery hair burned across her shoulders like a miniature Phlegethon waterfall.
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