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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 ]
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"The Best of Times" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their tenth album Paradise Theatre. It reached No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, their second chart-topper in that country, and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March and April 1981.
While the mythological origin refers to a physical vulnerability, idiomatic references to other attributes or qualities that can lead to downfall are common. Oil painting (c. 1625) by Peter Paul Rubens of the goddess Thetis dipping her son Achilles in the River Styx, which runs through Hades.
Attic red-figure lekythos attributed to the Tymbos painter showing Charon welcoming a soul into his boat, c. 500–450 BC. In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (/ ˈ k ɛər ɒ n,-ən / KAIR-on, -ən; Ancient Greek: Χάρων Ancient Greek pronunciation: [kʰá.rɔːn]) is a psychopomp, the ferryman of the Greek underworld.
Stygian Cove, in the South Orkney Islands; Stygian Software; see Underrail; Stygian Vistas, a 1997 EP by Soma; HMS Stygian, an S-class submarine of the Royal Navy Stygian blue, a deeply saturated blue-black impossible color
Styx: Styx River, Underworld an Oceanid; she was the wife of Pallas and thus mother of Zelus, Nike, Kratos, and Bia: Symaethis Symaithos River, Sicily loved by Pan Syrinx: Ladon River, Arcadia daughter of the river god Ladon; pursued by Pan Tereine: Strymon River, Thrace daughter of the river god Strymon; mother of Thrassa by Ares Zeuxippe