Styx (goddess)
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Styx is a primordial Greek goddess and personification of the underworld river whose waters were used for sacred oaths by gods and mortals alike.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Styx | 0 |
| Styx (daughter of Perseus) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek goddess
ⓘ
personification ⓘ primordial deity ⓘ river deity ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Theogony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Hesiod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | oath-breaking gods punished by her waters ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Olympian gods
ⓘ
River Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | hatred ⓘ |
| childOf |
Oceanus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tethys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | deity of personified natural feature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| domain |
oaths
ⓘ
sacred vows ⓘ underworld river ⓘ |
| etymology | name often linked to Greek word for hatred "stygos" ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRiverCounterpart | Styx (river in the underworld) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredSubstance | water of Styx ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Oceanids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | Titanomachy period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
binding oaths of gods and mortals
ⓘ
waters used for sacred oaths ⓘ |
| oathByStyx | considered most binding oath of the gods ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Bia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kratos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nike NERFINISHED ⓘ Zelus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | underworld ⓘ |
| reward |
her children given honored places among the gods
ⓘ
oaths by her waters became unbreakable ⓘ |
| rewardedBy | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInOaths | guarantor of divine oaths ⓘ |
| spouseOrConsort | Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Zeus in Titanomachy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
underworld river
ⓘ
water of oaths ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity | chthonic deity ⓘ |
| waterProperty | used to test invulnerability in myth ⓘ |
| worshipType | chthonic cult associations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Styx (daughter of Perseus)