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Webster 1913 Edition
Lethe
Le′the
(lē′thē̍)
, Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
λήθη
, prop., forgetfulness; akin to λανθάνεσθαι
to forget, λανθάνειν
to escape notice.] 1.
(Class. Myth.)
A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.
2.
Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lethe
LE'THE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Lethe
Lethe
See also: Léthé
English
Proper noun
Lethe
- (Greek mythology) The personification of oblivion, daughter of Eris.
- (Greek mythology) The river which flows through Hades from which the souls of the dead drank so that they would forget their lives / time on Earth.
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Translations
personification of oblivion
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē).
Proper noun
Lēthē f (genitive Lēthēs); first declension (Greek)
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References
- Lethe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lethe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Lethe”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.