Styx
Ferryman's dark crossing
Styx is a river in Greek mythology that separates the world of the living from the underworld.
The dead cross it to reach Hades, ferried by Charon.
Gods swore their most binding oaths upon it.
The river lends its name to anything marking a boundary between life and death, or a point of no return: crossing the Styx.
Greek afterlife realm
- CharonMythical underworld ferryman
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
- ErebusPersonified primordial darkness
- PersephoneGreek underworld queen
Acheron · Lethe · netherworld · ferryman · crossing · shade · soul · spirit
Epic of homecoming
- IliadAncient Greek war epic
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- invulnerabilityImmunity to all damage
- heelFoot's rear underside
dipping · immortality · Thetis · epic · descent · underworld journey · Homer · ancient
Navigable route for vessels
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- currentDirected flow of charge
- channelPassage for transmission
- bankPlace holding deposits
crossing · boundary · sacred waters · unbreakable · divine · primordial · Oceanus · Tethys
Solemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- swearVow or use profanity
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- bondBinding tie or connection
unbreakable · sacred · binding · inviolable · solemn · curse · punishment · perjury
Hades
Greek afterlife realm
- CharonMythical underworld ferryman
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
- ErebusPersonified primordial darkness
Persephone · Acheron · Lethe · netherworld · ferryman · crossing · shade · soul · spirit · afterlife
Odyssey
Epic of homecoming
- IliadAncient Greek war epic
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- invulnerabilityImmunity to all damage
heel · dipping · immortality · Thetis · epic · descent · underworld journey · Homer · ancient · classical
waterway
Navigable route for vessels
bank · crossing · boundary · sacred waters · unbreakable · divine · primordial · Oceanus · Tethys · source
vow
Solemn personal commitment
bond · unbreakable · sacred · binding · inviolable · solemn · curse · punishment · perjury · Zeus
Tethys
Greek sea titaness
Kratos · goddess · personification · daughter · mother · divine · primordial
- OceanidsDoris, Metis, Electra, Eudora, Rhode
- Greek & RomanAchilles heel, Trojan horse, Pandora's box, Midas touch, Odyssey
- Greek mythologyZeus, Athena, Apollo, Hera, Poseidon
- Mythological WordsAchilles heel, Adonis, aegis, ambrosia, Apollo
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- 70s RockLed Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, The Who
Styxliving water
Flowing, fresh water source
holy water · ambrosia · nectar · healing springs · River Jordan
Restorative source of youthfulness
Garden of Eden · Elysium · Mount Olympus · mortal realm · River Jordan
- river StyxUnderworld's boundary waters
- cross the StyxDie, mythologically speaking