Phlegethon
Also called Pyr·i·phleg·e·thon [pir-uh-fleg-uh-thon, -flej-] /ˌpɪr əˈflɛg əˌθɒn, -ˈflɛdʒ-/ .Classical Mythology. a river of fire, one of five rivers surrounding Hades.
(often lowercase) a stream of fire or fiery light.
Origin of Phlegethon
1Other words from Phlegethon
- Phleg·e·thon·tal, Phleg·e·thon·tic, adjective
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How to use Phlegethon in a sentence
Pyriphlegethon is a stream of fire, which coils round the earth and flows into the depths of Tartarus.
Phaedo | PlatoThis is that Pyriphlegethon, as the stream is called, which throws up jets of fire in different parts of the earth.
Phaedo | PlatoBut souls of lighter guilt abide a year in Tartarus, and then drift out down the streams Cocytus and Pyriphlegethon.
Letters on Literature | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for Phlegethon
/ (ˈflɛɡɪˌθɒn) /
Greek myth a river of fire in Hades
Origin of Phlegethon
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