冥河 (míng hé) — Styx (the river in Greek mythology)
Definition
冥河 is the Chinese name for the Styx, the river of the underworld in Greek mythology. It is used literally in mythological contexts and figuratively as a metaphor for an unbridgeable boundary between life and death.
noun
Styx (the river in Greek mythology)
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Examples
- ，冥河。Zài xī là shén huà zhōng, míng hé shì tōng wǎng míng jiè de hé liú.In Greek mythology, the Styx is the river leading to the underworld.
- 冥河，。Ā kā liú sī bèi mǔ qīn tí zhe jiǎo huái zài míng hé zhōng jìn pào, cóng ér dāo qiāng bú rù.Achilles was dipped in the Styx by his mother holding his ankle, becoming invulnerable.
- 冥河。Shī rén yòng míng hé lái bǐ yù wú fǎ kuà yuè de shēng sǐ jiè xiàn.Poets use the Styx as a metaphor for the unbridgeable boundary between life and death.
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