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Phlegethon
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Phlégéthon
English
Alternative forms
en Phlegeton
Etymology
From en la Phlegethōn, from en grc Φλεγέθων.
Pronunciation
en /ˈflɛɡɪθɒn/ /ˈflɛd͡ʒɪθɒn/ RP
en /ˈflɛɡɪθɑn/ /ˈflɛd͡ʒɪθɑn/ GA
Proper noun
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en Greek mythology A river of fire in Hades.
en Pyriphlegethon
1596.2 IIII II 21 Firebrand of hell firſt tynd in Phlegeton, / By thouſand furies, and from thence out throwen / Into this world, to worke confuſion, / And ſet it all on fire by force vnknowen, / Is wicked diſcord,
en 1995 w:Andrew Harman Of Blueprints and Hair-nets Fahrenheit 666 London Legend Books 172 https://archive.org/details/fahrenheit6660000harm/page/172/mode/1up 0-09-949891-X They moaned and grumbled and complained as they stamped their feet on the banks of the Phlegethon and warmed their talons over the curling flames of an infernal brazier.
en 2009 Behemoth Shemhamforash Consumed by the tongues ov fire / burning like Phlegethon / holy gardens reduced to ash
Coordinate terms
en Acheron, en Cocytus, en Eridanus, en Lethe, en Styx
Translations
river of the underworld
Armenian: hy
Catalan: ca Flegetont m
Finnish: fi Flegethon
French: fr Phlégéthon m
Georgian: ka
German: de Phlegethon m
Greek: el Φλεγέθων m
Ancient Greek: grc Φλεγέθων m
Hungarian: hu
Italian: it Flegetonte m
Latin: la Phlegethōn m
Polish: pl Flegeton m
Russian: ru Флегетон m
Spanish: es Flegetonte m
en Fire