Cocytus
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9.9
A river in Greek myth where dead people cry
- proper noun
- /koʊˈkaɪtəs/
- Literature
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Cocito
- Cocytus is depicted as a frozen river associated with deep sorrow in ancient legends.
Examples
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And I thought: Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Cocytus.
Fiction book (1999) -
The souls of the damned are said to wail as they cross Cocytus in Hades.
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And he was flapping them, so that three winds went forth from him, whereby Cocytus was all congealed.
Academic text (1991) -
In Greek mythology, Cocytus is the river of lamentation in the underworld.
Synonyms
9.9
A river in the Greek world of the dead linked with sadness
has the same meaning but appears with the word river in its name
Compounds
Surface Forms
Cocytus main
Etymology
Cocytus comes from the ancient Greek name Kōkytos, which means 'wailing' or 'lament'. Think of the English words 'wail' or 'cry' to remember it, and that's why Cocytus is the river of wailing in the underworld.