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unusual facts about River Styx


Marvin B. Rosenberry

Born in River Styx, Ohio, Rosenberry and his family moved to Fulton, Michigan, where they had a farm.


Lobi people

The Mouhoun is important in Lobi myth and symbolizes a dividing line between this world and the next, similar to the River Styx of Roman mythology.

Night of the Stormrider

After the destruction of the world, he is then damned forever into the depths of Hell, also referenced as the River Styx.


see also

Calicheamicin

It has been proposed that Alexander the Great was poisoned by drinking the water of the river Styx (Mavroneri) which happened to be contaminated by this compound.

Enlil and Ninlil

There follows three similar episodes as Enlil leaves the city, speaking to as the keeper of the city gate ("keeper of the holy barrier" or "man of the pure lock"), the man who guards Id-kura; the Sumerian river of the underworld (similar to the river Styx in Greek Mythology) and lastly SI.LU.IGI, the underworld ferryman (similar to Charon).

Stygian Owl

The adjective Stygian means "of, or relating to, the River Styx", but is more widely applied to anything that is dark or dismal.

Styx Glacier

Observed by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1965–66, which named it after the mythical river Styx.