Phlegethon

See also: Phlégéthon

English

Alternative forms

Phlegeton

Etymology

From Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛɡɪθɒn/, /ˈflɛd͡ʒɪθɒn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛɡɪθɑn/, /ˈflɛd͡ʒɪθɑn/

Proper noun

Phlegethon

(Greek mythology) A river of fire in Hades.
Synonym: Pyriphlegethon
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
  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 [...].
- 2009, Behemoth, Shemhamforash:
  Consumed by the tongues ov fire / burning like Phlegethon / holy gardens reduced to ash

Coordinate terms

Acheron, Cocytus, Eridanos, Lethe, Styx

Translations

river of the underworld

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Catalan: Flegetont m
Finnish: Flegethon
French: Phlégéthon (fr) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Phlegethon m
Greek: Φλεγέθων (el) m (Flegéthon)
Ancient: Φλεγέθων m (Phlegéthōn)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Italian: Flegetonte m
Latin: Phlegethōn m
Polish: Flegeton m
Russian: Флегетон (ru) m (Flegeton)
Spanish: Flegetonte m

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