Styx
Goddess and river in Greek mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the goddess and river in Greek mythology. For the rock band, see Styx (band). For other uses, see Styx (disambiguation).
"Styx River" redirects here. For the Australian river, see Styx River (Tasmania).
In Greek mythology, Styx (/ˈstɪks/; Ancient Greek: Στύξ [stýks]; lit. "Shuddering"[1]), also called the River Styx, is a goddess and river of the Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pallas, and the mother of Zelus, Nike, Kratos, and Bia. She sided with Zeus in his war against the Titans, and because of this, to honor her, Zeus decreed that the solemn oaths of the gods be sworn by the water of Styx.[2]