In Greek mythology, Lethe (/ˈliːθiː/; Ancient Greek: ΛήθηLḗthē; Ancient Greek:[lɛ̌ːtʰɛː], Modern Greek:[ˈliθi]), also referred to as Lesmosyne, was one of the rivers of the underworld of Hades. Also known as the Amelēs potamos (river of unmindfulness), the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness. Lethe was also the name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, with whom the river was often identified.
In Classical Greek, the word lethe (λήθη) literally means "oblivion", "forgetfulness", or "concealment".[1] It is related to the Greek word for "truth", aletheia (ἀλήθεια), which through the privative alpha literally means "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment".
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^λήθη. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.
In Greek mythology, Lethe (/ˈliːθiː/; Ancient Greek: Λήθη Lḗthē; Ancient Greek: [lɛ̌ːtʰɛː], Modern Greek: [ˈliθi]), also referred to as Lesmosyne, was...
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In Classical Greek, Lethe (Λήθη; Ancient Greek: [lɛː́tʰɛː], Modern Greek: [ˈliθi]) literally means "forgetfulness" or "concealment" and is related to...
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appear. They call Lethe and Mnemosyne useless fools and take their Sailor Crystals, which kills them. In the Cosmos film, Sailors Lethe and Mnemosyne are...
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to the river Lethe, according to a series of 4th-century BC Greek funerary inscriptions in dactylic hexameter. Dead souls drank from Lethe so they would...
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Euchromia lethe is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic...
Lethe Wharf is a 1939 Australian radio play by Catherine Shepherd. The play was one of Shepherd's key works. The play was produced again in 1945. The...
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in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron. According to Homer's Odyssey, the Phlegethon feeds...
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