Mythful Meanings

In the English language, many meanings come from myths. This blog considers many of those words.

Myths are stories people tell to explain the great mysteries of life, such as birth and death, why the sun rises and sets, and why the moon changes in a predictable pattern.

I decided to start over from the end of the alphabet and work toward the beginning. I have a stack of index cards with information typed on them, all in alphabetical order. When I started this blog, I started at A, because I didn't realize that all the entries would be pushed down.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Styx

The river Styx, in ancient Greek myth, was the chief river of the underworld. It separated the underworld from the human world. It circled the underworld seven times, and it conferred immortality on any who crossed it

English word: Our word derived from Styx is Stygian, meaning "infernal, gloomy."
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