Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The river across which the souls of the dead are ferried, one of the five rivers in Hades.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek myth, a river of the lower world.
- noun [NL.] In zoology, a genus of butterflies, of the subfamily Pierinæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Class. Myth.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Greek mythology the river, in
Hades , over which thesouls of the dead areferried byCharon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It just so happens that Styx is one of my all time favorite bands.
May 2010 2010
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Our manager's idea, which we turned into a multimedia spectacle, makes it sort of like Styx is channeling Pink Floyd performing Styx music -- I believe it has that impact on the audience.
Mike Ragogna: The Joy of Regeneration: A Conversation with Styx's James "J.Y." Young Mike Ragogna 2010
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It just so happens that Styx is one of my all time favorite bands.
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In Atlanta, Nicki Styx is grateful to her new boyfriend, ER Dr. Joe Bascombe whom she met when he saved her life though lacking exact change for ferryman to escort her across her surname river also proved a factor (see DEAD GIRLS ARE EASY).
A Match Made in Hell-Terri Garey « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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To the east the land fell away steeply across rocky ground to the Grendel Valley River some called the Styx four thousand feet down and five miles away.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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"Ask any gift of me and it shall be thine; I call the Styx to witness."
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew Josephine Preston Peabody 1898
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There’s a solid and well defined idea at the heart of the story, and understanding the Styx is the key to it.
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I never thought I’d see the day, but, according to The New York Times, even Styx is popular again.
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This hidden civilization, beautiful and unforgiving, is dominated by a sinister, vicious race called the Styx, who have presided over generations of enslaved colonists.
SPLICE Director Vincenzo Natali Digs Potential New Franchise TUNNELS – Collider.com 2010
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This hidden civilization, beautiful and unforgiving, is dominated by a sinister, vicious race called the Styx, who have presided over generations of enslaved colonists.
SPLICE Director Vincenzo Natali Digs Potential New Franchise TUNNELS – Collider.com 2010
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