lethe

n. river of forgetfulness (Classical Mythology)

n. forgetting, loss of memory

For the butterfly genus, see Lethe (genus). In Classical Greek, Lethe (λήθη; lêthê) literally means "forgetfulness" or "concealment". It is related to the Greek word for "truth": a-lethe-ia (αλήθεια), meaning "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment". In Greek mythology, Lethe is one of the several rivers of Hades: those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness. Lethe was also a naiad, the daughter of Eris ('Strife' in Hesiod's Theogony). The naiad Lethe is probably a separate personification of forgetfulness rather than a reference to the river which bears her name.
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Noun
1. (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 alive
(synonym) River Lethe
(hypernym) river
(part-holonym) Hel, Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
(classification) Greek mythology

n. Lethe, river of forgetfulness (Classical Mythology); forgetting, loss of memory

n. Lethe, river of forgetfulness (Classical Mythology)