STYX

(Yunanca köken — orijinale bakınız.) In Mythology, a nymph: the daughter, according to Hesiod, of Ocean us and Thetis; but other mythologists relate the genealogy differently. She dwelt in a rock palace in the infernal regions, from whence one of the infernal rivers burst forth. This river, Styx, was one of the ten arms or branches of Ocean us. The gods of Olympus swore by the water of Styx; and a deity who took this oath in vain was banished from the heavenly mansions for ten years, to endure various torments. The river Styx has been sought for in various places; but the most remarkable stream of the name was in Arcadia. It forms a terrific waterfall. [s. 1196]