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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.
Styx (/ ˈ s t ɪ k s /) is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972. They are known for blending melodic hard rock guitar with acoustic guitar, synthesizers mixed with acoustic piano , upbeat tracks with power ballads , and incorporating elements of international musical theatre . [ 6 ]
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]
"Paerau" is a Māori-language name meaning "one hundred ridges". [1] Despite being geographically close to Middlemarch and Roxburgh, the terrain and roads mean that Ranfurly and Patearoa are the more closely related communities of interest. Paerau is also colloquially referred to as Styx.
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Roman poets, including Propertius, Ovid, and Statius, name the river as the Styx, perhaps following the geography of Virgil's underworld in the Aeneid, where Charon is associated with both rivers. The Homeric poems describe the Acheron as a river of Hades, into which Cocytus and Phlegethon both flowed. [4] [5]
Tommy Shaw was born in Montgomery, Alabama, and played with many local bands in his early years.He left Montgomery after attending Robert E. Lee High School to join The Smoke Ring and then MSFunk, a Chicago-managed outfit that he played with for three years, which gave him a chance to be noticed by Styx during a two-week club gig in Chicago.
Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) [1] is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999.