Phlegethon
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See also: Phlégéthon
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈflɛɡɪθɒn/, /ˈflɛd͡ʒɪθɒn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈflɛɡɪθɑn/, /ˈflɛd͡ʒɪθɑn/
Proper noun[edit]
Phlegethon
- (Greek mythology) A river of fire in Hades.
- Synonym: Pyriphlegethon
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- 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 [...].
- 2009, Behemoth, Shemhamforash:
- Consumed by the tongues ov fire / burning like Phlegethon / holy gardens reduced to ash
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
river of the underworld
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