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# The River Styx (Greek: Óôýî, Stux, also meaning 'hate' and 'detestation') was a river in Greek mythology which formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld (often called Hades which is also the name of this domain's ruler).
(, Wed 17 Feb 2010, 13:28, archived)
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Hades (Άδης or Ἀΐδας; from Greek ᾍδης, Hads, originally Ἅιδης, Haids or Άΐδης, Aids, meaning "the unseen"[1][2]) refers both to the ancient Greek underworld, the abode of Hades, and to the god of the underworld. Hades in Homer referred just to the god; the genitive ᾍδου, Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades". Eventually, the nominative, too, came to designate the abode of the dead.
(, Wed 17 Feb 2010, 13:30, archived)