Phlegethon

See also: Phlégéthon

English

Alternative forms

Phlegeton

Etymology

From Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛɡɪθɒn/, /ˈflɛdʒɪθɒn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛɡɪθɑn/, /ˈflɛdʒɪθɑn/

Proper noun

Phlegethon

(Greek mythology) A river of fire in Hades.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.2:
  Firebrand of hell first tynd in Phlegeton, / By thousand furies, and from thence out throwen / Into this world, to worke confusion, / And set it all on fire by force vnknowen / Is wicked discord [...].

Coordinate terms

Acheron, Cocytus, Eridanos, Lethe, Styx

Translations

river of the underworld

French: Phlégéthon (fr) m
Greek: Φλεγέθων m (Flegéthon)
Ancient: Φλεγέθων m (Phlegéthōn)

Italian: Flegetonte m
Latin: Phlegethōn m
Spanish: Flegetonte m

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