Lethe
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In Greek mythology, Lethe was one of the rivers of the underworld of Hades. In Classical Greek, the word lethe literally means "forgetting", "forgetfulness". The river is also known as Amelēs Potamos,
Lima Bridge on Lima River in Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Apulian Red-Figure Loutrophoros, c. 330 BCE
John Roddam Spencer Stanhope's The Waters of the Lethe by the Plains of Elysium.
Henryk Siemiradzki Orfeusz w podziemnym królestwie
Greek underworld
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In Greek mythology, the underworld or Hades is a distinct realm where an individual goes after death. The earliest idea of afterlife in Greek myth is that, at the moment of death, an individual's esse
Lethe
…In Greek mythology, Lethe (; Ancient Greek: Λήθη Lḗthē; Ancient Greek: , Modern Greek: ) was one of the rivers of the underworld of Hades. In Classical Greek, the word lethe (λήθη) literally means "forgetting", "forgetfulness". The river is also known as Amelēs Potamos, or the "river of…
Hermes Psychopompos sits on a rock, preparing to lead a dead soul to the underworld. Attic white-ground lekythos, ca. 450 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2797)
The Rape of Persephone: Persephone is abducted by Hades in his chariot. Persephone krater Antikensammlung Berlin 1984.40
Triple Hecate and the Charites, Attic, 3rd century BCE (Glyptothek, Munich)
Orestes at Delphi flanked by Athena and Pylades among the Erinyes and priestesses of the oracle, perhaps including Pythia behind the tripod – Paestan red-figured bell-krater, c. 330 BC