Styx

[ stiks ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a river in the underworld, over which the souls of the dead were ferried by Charon, and by which the gods swore their most solemn oaths.

Styx

/ stɪks /

noun

1. Greek myth a river in Hades across which Charon ferried the souls of the dead

Styx

1. In classical mythology , one of the rivers of Hades , across which Charon ferried the souls of the dead. The gods occasionally swore by the river Styx. When they did so, their oath was unbreakable.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Styx¹

from Greek Stux; related to stugein to hate

Example Sentences

Styx’s roots are in Chicago, where it formed in 1972, but the band has had a special relationship with Steelers fans because of their fondness for Styx’s 1979 hit, “Renegade.”

From Washington Post

Fallon wasn't too shabby himself, performing admirable renditions of Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and Styx's "Mr. Roboto."

From The Daily Beast

Already to live in one city and teach at a university in another Parks had to brave a River Styx of cumbersome paperwork.

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With a bath in the Styx where the thick shadow lies onAnd deepens the chill of its dark-running wave.

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To further bind himself, he swore by the river Styx—the most terrible of all oaths.

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I certainly felt somewhat uncomfortable in this situation, and I thought of Cerberus on the other side of the Styx ferry.

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Such an oath, then, did the gods appoint the eternal and primaeval water of Styx to be: and it spouts through a rugged place.

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So deathless Styx came first to Olympus with her children through the wit of her dear father.

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