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Lethe

[ lee-thee ]

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
  2. (usually lowercase) forgetfulness; oblivion.


Lethe

/ ˈliːθɪ; lɪˈθiːən /

noun

  1. Greek myth a river in Hades that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters
  2. forgetfulness
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Lethe

  1. In classical mythology , a river flowing through Hades . The souls of the dead were forced to drink of its waters, which made them forget what they had done, said, and suffered when they were alive.
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Derived Forms

  • Lethean, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Le·the·an [li-, thee, -, uh, n, lee, -thee-, uh, n], Lethied adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lethe1

< Latin < Greek, special use of lḗthē forgetfulness, akin to lanthánesthai to forget
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lethe1

C16: via Latin from Greek, from lēthē oblivion
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Example Sentences

And a few years before that, he’d fought a Titan on the banks of the Lethe, near Hades’s palace.

The underground pool bears echoes of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness in the classical Greek underworld of Hades.

The only sound comes from the gently flowing stream of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness, where the waters murmuring entice to sleep.

The newest recruit to Lethe is Galaxy Stern, who has a very troubled past and, relatedly, has the rare and quite awful ability to see ghosts.

Meanwhile, the dean of the college does secret double duty as the faculty liaison with a shadowy organization called Lethe House.

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