Lethean
See also: lethean
English
WOTD – 16 January 2012
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːˈθi.ən/, IPA(key): /ˈliθi.ən/
Adjective
Lethean
- (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.
- 1667, Milton, Paradise Lost:
- They ferry over this Lethean sound.
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Translations
References
“Lethean” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
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