lethe

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun (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

From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē, “forgetfulness”).

There is no Lethe[163] for this. — Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson
"This is the River Lethe," observed King Pluto. — Tanglewood Tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lethe,[453] not in this pit, shalt thou behold. — The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno, Dante Alighieri

River Lethe

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