The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up to the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of its publication) has gone to Styx, the river that circles the underworld.
The trombones double the vocal lines, creating an "unearthly Stygian quality of sound".
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).
The Komi equivalent of the Styx (the river of the underworld in Greek mythology) was "Syr Yu" (Сыр Ю), "River of Pitch."
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.
After the destruction of the world, he is then damned forever into the depths of Hell, also referenced as the River Styx.
The adjective Stygian means "of, or relating to, the River Styx", but is more widely applied to anything that is dark or dismal.
Observed by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1965–66, which named it after the mythical river Styx.
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A House-Boat on the Styx is a book written by John Kendrick Bangs and published in 1895.
Death's-head Hawkmoth, refers to any one of the three species (A. atropos, A. styx and A. lachesis) of moth in the genus Acherontia
At the River's Edge, by the rock band Styx is a single-disc version of Arch Allies: Live at Riverport, featuring only the Styx set, and including live versions of the tracks "Everything Is Cool" and "Lorelei" in place of the Jam versions of "Blue Collar Man" and "Roll with the Changes" that Styx performed with REO Speedwagon on that album.
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.
Due to delays in the missile development, the missile was substituted with the short range P-70 Ametist (SS-N-7 Starbright) submerged launch missile which itself was a development of the P-15 Termit (SS-N-2 Styx) surface-launched missile.
Since Steve Myers took over as Head director from John O'Brien in 2005, he has led the successful half time shows: James Bond (2005), Styx (2006), Changing Lanes (2007), Motown (2008), Guitar Hero (2009), I Love The 80's (2010), Matters of the Heart (2011).
They have performed with popular artists and bands including Ray Manzarek of The Doors, Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young), Jon Anderson of Yes, Pat Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo, Styx, Mike Garson and Jefferson Starship.
Comedian Bernie Mac, Bishop singer Paulette Bertrand, and Styx singer Dennis DeYoung had homes and lived in Frankfort for a good portion of their lives.
He travelled to the Azores in 1842, spending three months collecting botanical specimens from four of the larger islands, while serving at his own expense as ship's botanist for the Styx under the command of Captain Vidal.
After being part of the Naked Lunch @ 50 symposium in Paris, Harris and Styx were inspired to complete this ambient homage to William S. Burroughs and his seminal work Naked Lunch.
Dennis DeYoung, lead vocalist in the band Styx, also known by the nickname "Kilroy"
It was covered by Rabbitt on their 1975 album Boys Will Be Boys, by Italo-disco outfit Cat Gang in 1983, by W.A.S.P. on the reissue of their 1989 album The Headless Children (as a bonus track), Styx on their 2005 album Big Bang Theory, and Helloween on their 1999 album Metal Jukebox.
Festival organizers schedule nationally known acts like Ernest Borgnine, Gloria Estefan, REO Speedwagon, Styx, Lorrie Morgan, The Neville Brothers, and Huey Lewis and the News to perform at the festival.
The P-15M was fitted with an L band sensor and a new altimeter radar both developed for the 'Siren', but there was no room for a datalink in the smaller 'Styx'.
The Dunstan Trail (now a dry weather road) from Dunedin to the Central Otago goldfields crosses the Rock and Pillar Range from Clark's Junction (near Middlemarch) and descends into the Upper Taieri, whence it crosses the Styx Creek.
Patty's dynamic voice led her career spanning from singing at the Paper Moon Cabaret in Greenwich Village to backup singer for Cher as well as singing with artists: Petula Clark, Joe Cocker, Billy Joel, Tom Jones, Darlene Love, Rusty Magee, Melissa Manchester, Bette Midler, Olivia Newton-John, Robert Plant, Todd Rundgren, Ronnie Spector, Styx and The Young Rascals.
In RV 9.41.6, RV 10.108 and in the Nirukta of Yaska, it is the name of a mythical stream supposed to flow round the earth and the atmosphere (compare Oceanus), also referring to the underworld in the Mahabharata and the Puranas (compare Styx).
The metaphorical language of more recent interpretations is palpably more poetic and include the fantasy Styx, inspired by the music of Giya Kancheli (2002); two new versions of Hamlet staged in Tbilisi (2001, 2006); and Waiting for Godot by Beckett (2002).
In 1983, they recorded a second IRS album, Conversation, at Pumpkin studios owned and operated by Gary Loizzo (two-time Grammy-nominated singer for The American Breed and producer for Chicago, Styx, Survivor and REO Speedwagon.
The subspecies E. s. triglites of the Bergamo Alps and Monte Generoso is more strongly marked than the nominate subspecies E. s. styx.
Stygimoloch (meaning "demon from the Styx (greek river of death)") is a genus of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur from the end of the Cretaceous period, roughly 66 million years ago.
The genus Stygimys ("Styx mouse") was named by R.E. Sloan and Leigh Van Valen in 1965.
Styx also covered "Not Dead Yet" on their 1990 release Edge of the Century and performed the song in concert for that album's tour.
Other artists/perfromers that have visited the "BOK Center" include Alan Jackson with Jana Kramer, Barry Manilow, Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy, and Larry The Cable Guy, Blake Shelton, Bob Dylan, Dane Cook, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Jay-Z, REO Speedwagon, and Styx among others.
The Thing About Styx (German: Die Sache mit Styx) is a 1942 German comedy crime film directed by Karl Anton and starring Laura Solari, Viktor de Kowa and Margit Symo.
After proving his or her understanding in each of the virtues, locating several artifacts and finally descending into the dungeon called the Stygian Abyss to gain access to the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom, the protagonist becomes an Avatar.
107.5 WABX plays classic rock from the late 60s, the 70s, the 80s selected rock of the 90s and today, featuring artists like: Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, Rush, Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, Boston, ZZ Top, Bad Company, Ozzy Osbourne, Styx, Pink Floyd, and more.
Over the past decade, he has performed with artists including Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Styx, Night Ranger, Shaw Blades, Don Felder, Robin Zander, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Lee, Mac Powell of Third Day, Bun E Carlos, Vince Neil, Ted Nugent, Jeff Carlisi of 38 Special and Tommy Thayer of Kiss.
Wooden Nickel ceased operations after its top act, Styx, signed with A&M Records in 1975.
The station started to play artists it had ignored before, like Styx, Huey Lewis & the News, Supertramp and Bruce Springsteen, while dropping long-time staples of an earlier vintage like the Dave Clark Five, Gary Lewis and the Playboys and Herman's Hermits.