Rivers of Hades
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The Rivers of Hades are the five mythological rivers of the Greek underworld—Styx, Acheron, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Cocytus—each associated with a different aspect of death and the afterlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rivers of Hades canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological concept
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mythological river ⓘ set of mythological rivers ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hades
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Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hades
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afterlife ⓘ death ⓘ oaths of the gods ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| describedAs |
river of fire
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river of wailing ⓘ |
| describedIn | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
boundary between world of living and dead
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causes souls to forget their earthly lives ⓘ mark boundaries within underworld ⓘ river crossed by souls entering underworld ⓘ separate world of living from underworld ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Acheron
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Cocytus NERFINISHED ⓘ Lethe NERFINISHED ⓘ Phlegethon NERFINISHED ⓘ Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hesiodic tradition
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Homeric tradition ⓘ later Greek literature ⓘ |
| numberOfElements | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek underworld
ⓘ
Rivers of Hades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
fire
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forgetfulness ⓘ hatred ⓘ lamentation ⓘ oaths ⓘ oblivion ⓘ pain ⓘ punishment ⓘ various aspects of death ⓘ wailing ⓘ woe ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.