Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In Greek mythology, Styx (/ ˈ s t ɪ k s /; Ancient Greek: Στύξ; lit. "Shuddering" [1]), also called the River Styx, is a goddess and one of the rivers of the Greek Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pallas and the mother of Zelus, Nike, Kratos, and Bia.
She was also known as Styx (/ s t ɪ k s / STIKS; Στύξ, Stýx) or Gorgyra (/ ɡ ɔːr ˈ dʒ aɪ r ə / gor-JY-rə; Γόργυρα, Górgȳra, from γόργυρα, górgȳra, 'underground drain'). [1] With Acheron, she mothered Ascalaphus. [2] Orphne also seems to be one translation of the name of the Roman goddess Caligo (Darkness). [3]
Once that task had been completed, Aphrodite gave Psyche her third task: gather the black waters from the River Styx in a crystal cup the goddess had given her. Arriving near the river, Psyche once again began to despair, for getting to the river itself meant climbing up a treacherous cliff and risking her life.
Styx, goddess of the river Styx; Theia, mother of the Cercopes; For a more complete list, see List of Oceanids; Oceanus (Ὠκεανός), god of the Earth-encircling river Oceanus (the ocean), the fountain of all the Earth's freshwater; Potamoi (Ποταμοί), Gods of rivers and streams of the earth Some notable river gods include:
The Styx is a goddess and a river in Greek mythology that formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld. Styx River or River Styx may also refer to: Geography
Stygian refers to the goddess and underworld river Styx in Greek mythology. Stygia or Stygian may also refer to: Animal kingdom. Stygia, a genus of moth;
Styx played a superb concert on Thursday night at the Stark County Fair. Hit songs, showmanship, singalongs, skilled musicianship. The whole package.
[23] [24] There are several Styx-es in the real world: according to Herodotus, Strabo, and Pliny it was in Arcadia; [25] while Pausanias locates one in Nonacris. [26] The Acheron is the river of misery or river of woe. [24] [27] It is mentioned in many early sources of archaic poetry but is less prominent and early than the Styx. [28]