Associations to the word «Styx»

Wiktionary

STYX, proper noun. (Greek mythology) The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon.
STYX, proper noun. (astronomy) The 5th moon of Pluto, discovered in 2012.

Dictionary definition

STYX, noun. (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls.

Wise words

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