| 释义 |
LetheenUK
Le·the L0130500 (lē′thē)n. Greek Mythology The river of forgetfulness, one of the five rivers in Hades.
[Greek Lēthē, from lēthē, forgetfulness.]
Le′the·an adj.Lethe (ˈliːθɪ) n1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a river in Hades that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters2. forgetfulness[C16: via Latin from Greek, from lēthē oblivion] Lethean adjLe•the (ˈli θi)
n. 1. a river in the ancient Greek underworld whose water caused those who drank it to forget their past. 2. (usu. l.c.) forgetfulness; oblivion. [< Latin < Greek lḗthē literally, forgetfulness, derivative of lanthánesthai to forget] Le•the•an (lɪˈθi ən, ˈli θi ən) adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Lethe - (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 aliveRiver Lethenetherworld, Scheol, underworld, Hades, infernal region, Hell - (religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-TheognisGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks |
TranslationsLetheenUK
Lethe (lē`thē), in Greek mythology, river of forgetfulness in Hades. The dead drank from Lethe upon their arrival in the underworld.Lethe (Greek for “oblivion”), in ancient Greek mythology a river in the infernal regions. After tasting water from the Lethe, the spirits of the dead would forget their earthly lives. In a figurative sense, the Lethe designates oblivion. In Russian, “disappear in the Lethe” means to sink into oblivion, to be forgotten, or to disappear without a trace. Letheriver of Hades which induced forgetfulness. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 687; Br. Lit.: Paradise Lost; Rom. Lit.: Aeneid]See: ForgetfulnessLetheenUK
Related to Lethe: HippocreneSynonyms for Lethenoun (Greek mythology) a river in HadesSynonymsRelated Words- netherworld
- Scheol
- underworld
- Hades
- infernal region
- Hell
- Greek mythology
|