styx
/stɪks/
noun
- In Greek mythology, the river that souls must cross to enter the underworld, often associated with death and the afterlife.
- Many poems describe the dark, gloomy waters of the Styx.
- The hero Achilles was dipped in the river Styx to make him invulnerable.
- In ancient stories, the ferryman Charon carried souls across the river Styx.