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The personification of oblivion, daughter of Eris.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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The river which flows through Hades from which the souls of the dead drank so that they would forget their time on Earth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Dissimulation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually
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noun
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: River Lethe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: river
History
From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē).
From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē, “forgetfulness”).
Possibly influenced by Latin lētum (“killing”).
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
