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What (who) is Λήθη - definition

RIVER OF FORGETFULNESS IN THE GREEK UNDERWORLD OR GREEK SPIRIT OF FORGOTTENNESS, OBLIVION
River lethe; Oblivio; Λήθη; Lêthê; Lethean; Waters of Lethe; River of Oblivion; Oblivionis Flumen
  • John Roddam Spencer Stanhope's ''The Waters of the Lethe by the Plains of Elysium.''

River Lethe         
River Lethe is located 18 km (12 mi) west of Mount Katmai, Alaska Peninsula, and is the middle branch of the Ukak River. It flows through the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and meets the Ukak at .
Lethe         
·noun Death.
II. Lethe ·noun Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.
III. Lethe ·noun A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.
Lethean         
[li:'?i?n]
¦ adjective literary causing forgetfulness and oblivion.
Origin
from Lethe, a river of the underworld in Greek mythology whose water when drunk made the souls of the dead forget their life on earth.

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Lethe

In Greek mythology, Lethe (; Ancient Greek: Λήθη Lḗthē; Ancient Greek: [lɛ̌ːtʰɛː], Modern Greek: [ˈliθi]), also referred to as Lemosyne, was one of the five rivers of the underworld of Hades. Also known as the Ameles potamos (river of unmindfulness), the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness. Lethe was also the name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, with whom the river was often identified.

In Classical Greek, the word lethe (λήθη) literally means "oblivion", "forgetfulness", or "concealment". It is related to the Greek word for "truth", aletheia (ἀλήθεια), which through the privative alpha literally means "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment".