Styx
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Styx is a primordial goddess and river of the Underworld in Greek mythology, famed as the sacred boundary over which the gods swore unbreakable oaths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Styx canonical | 17 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek mythological figure
ⓘ
goddess ⓘ mythological river ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ river deity ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
boundary between life and death
ⓘ
oath ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Hades
ⓘ
Underworld ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Zeus ⓘ |
| authorMention |
Hesiod
ⓘ
Homer ⓘ |
| category |
Chthonic deities
ⓘ
Oceanids ⓘ Rivers of Hades ⓘ |
| child |
Bia
ⓘ
Kratos ⓘ Nike ⓘ Zelos ⓘ
surface form:
Zelus
|
| consort |
Tethys
ⓘ
surface form:
Pallas (Titan)
|
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| domain | Underworld ⓘ |
| epithet |
river of oaths
ⓘ
sacred river ⓘ |
| etymology | name often linked to Greek word for hatred or loathing ⓘ |
| function |
marks the inviolable boundary of oaths
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separates the world of the living from the dead in some traditions ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| isA |
daughter of Oceanus
ⓘ
daughter of Tethys ⓘ personification of a river ⓘ river of the Underworld ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with inviolable oaths
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being the river over which the gods swore unbreakable oaths ⓘ being the sacred boundary of the Underworld ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homer's Iliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Hesiod's Theogony ⓘ
surface form:
Theogony
|
| parent |
Oceanus
ⓘ
Tethys ⓘ |
| penaltyForBreakingOath |
god excluded from councils and feasts of the gods for years
ⓘ
god lies breathless for a year ⓘ |
| property |
waters considered deadly to mortals
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waters used for divine oaths ⓘ |
| reward | oaths of the gods sworn by her waters ⓘ |
| rewardedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| role | ally of Zeus in the Titanomachy ⓘ |
| swornBy | Olympian gods ⓘ |
| symbolism | hatred ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nike
subject surface form:
Cocytus