River Cocytus

River Cocytus
noun
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
Syn: ↑Cocytus
Topics: ↑Greek mythology
Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
Part Holonyms: ↑Hell, ↑Hades, ↑infernal region, ↑netherworld, ↑Scheol, ↑underworld

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