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lethe
Lethe (name) means a personification of oblivion, said to be the daughter of Eris.
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A personification of oblivion, said to be the daughter of Eris.
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The name of the river flowing through Hades from which dead souls drank so as to forget their time on Earth.
"oblivion n.: Lethe. In Greek mythology, Lethe (pronounced LEEthee) is one of the several rivers of Hades. Those who drink from it experience complete forgetfulness. Today it is used to refer to one in an oblivious or forgetful state."
— Peter E. Meltzer, The Thinker's Thesaurus (2015)
"The Greeks believed that Hades was beneath the earth. It had five rivers—the Acheron, the Kokytos, the Lethe, the Pyriphlegethon, and the Styx. Each served as a boundary between the land of the living and the land of the dead."
— Covington Scott Littleton, Hades (1974)
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Etymology
Taken from Latin Lēthē, which came from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē).
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What is the meaning of lethe?
"lethe" (name) means a personification of oblivion, said to be the daughter of Eris.
What are the different meanings of lethe?
"lethe" has 2 main meanings: 1. A personification of oblivion, said to be the daughter of Eris; 2. The name of the river flowing through Hades from which dead souls drank so as to forget their time on Earth.
