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1. Styx
   [n] - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
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2. Styx
   In Greek mythology, the river surrounding Hades, the underworld. When an oath was sworn by Styx, its waters were taken to seal the promise. Gods who broke such a vow suffered a year's...
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3. Styx
   NATO designation for medium-range cruise missile [SU]
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4. Styx
   Styx noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] (Class. Myth.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.
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5. styx
   The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead. ... Origin: L, fr. Gr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. Styx
   River Styx noun (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls
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7. Styx
   • (n.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.
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8. Styx
   in Greek mythology, one of the rivers of the underworld. The word styx literally means `shuddering` and expresses loathing of death. In Homer`s Iliad ... [2 related articles]
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9. Styx
   Styx Literally, the Hateful. In Greek mythology, the river encircling Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead to the underworld. According to Homer, the underworld is vague, a shadowy place inhabited by shades. The existence of ghosts, if it can be called that, was like a miserable dr...
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10. Styx
    Styx (stiks) , in Greek mythology, river of Hades that the souls of the dead had to cross on their journey from the realm of the living. It was a sacred river, and by its name even the gods took their most solemn oaths. The river was personified as a nymph, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and mother ...
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11. Styx
    In Greek and Roman mythology, the Styx was the principal river in the underworld. Styx was the name of a nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She dwelt at the entrance to Hades in a lofty grotto which was supported by silver columns. Styx took her children to help Zeus in the fight against the Titans.
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12. Styx
    In Greek mythology, the river surrounding Hades, the underworld. When an oath was sworn by Styx, its waters were taken to seal the promise. Gods who broke such a vow suffered a year's unconsciousness and nine years' exile, while to mortal transgressors its waters were deadly poison. The tradition may have derived from some form of trial by ...
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13. Styx
    The `Styx` (, Stux, also meaning "hate" and "detestation") (ən-->) is a river in Greek mythology that formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld (often called date=March 2011--> The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, and Cocytus all converge at the center of t...
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14. Styx
    (band) `Styx` () is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater. The band is best known fo...
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15. Styx
    (disambiguation) In Greek mythology the `Styx` is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river. `Styx` may also refer to: Popular culture: Places: Computing: Other uses: See also:
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16. Styx
    (album) `Styx` is the self-titled debut album by Styx, released in 1972. It was reissued in 1980 under the title Styx I with new artwork. Track listing: #"Movement for the Common Man" – 13:11 #*"Children of the Land" (James Young) #*"Street Collag...
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17. Styx
    (Windmill game) `Styx` was originally created by Windmill software in 1983 and released as a copy-protected, bootable 5.25" floppy disk for the IBM PC/XT. It is a remake of the 1981 arcade game Qix. Styx was one of the few programs to make use of the 16-color quasi-graphics CGA mo...
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18. Styx
    (Spectrum game) `Styx` was an action maze game published by Bug-Byte Software in 1983. It was the first ZX Spectrum game written by Matthew Smith, and the first of his three-game contract with the company. He went on to write Manic Miner in the same year, as well as a sprite des...
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19. Styx
    (newspaper) `Styx` or `Stix` (Greek: Στύξ) is a weekly newspaper that features local and general information. It is based in Akrata in the eastern part of the Achaea prefecture in Greece. It was first published in 2004. It is the Independent Cultural and Political N...
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