English noun: Lethe | |||
1. | Lethe (object) (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive | ||
Synonyms | River Lethe | ||
Instance hypernym | river | ||
Part meronym | Hades, Hell, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||