Lethean

lethean English 2012 January 16 river Lethe Etymology From en la Lēthē, from Ancient Greek grc Λήθη. Pronunciation en /liːˈθi.ən/ /ˈliθi.ən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Lethean.wav Southern England Adjective en adjective en chiefly poetic Greek mythology Of or relating to the river Lethe, one of the four rivers of Hades. Those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness. en Milton They ferry over this Lethean sound. Paradise Lost 1667 en w:Thomas Jefferson Hogg The Memoirs of Prince Alexy Haimatoff London T. Hookham, jun., and E.T. Hookham 1813 99 The cup which was offered to you when you departed from Elysium was to be the Lethean draught, which would make you forget the joys you had experienced[.] en 1828 Thomas Keightley Thomas Keightley The Fairy Mythology I London William Harrison Ainsworth 80 Accordingly, she one day took the Lethean crown from off his head: immediately all his old ideas rushed on his mind, and inflamed him with an ardent desire to revisit his country. Translations of or relating to river Lethe French: fr léthéen Italian: it leteo Latin: la Lethaeus Spanish: es leteo References Anagrams en aeehlnt entheal leaneth