Lethean

Definition

Of or relating to the river Lethe, one of the four rivers of Hades. Those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness.

Etymology

From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē).

Example Sentences

• "They ferry over this Lethean sound."
• "The cup which was offered to you when you departed from Elysium was to be the Lethean draught, which would make you forget the joys you had experienced[.]"
• "Accordingly, she one day took the Lethean crown from off his head: immediately all his old ideas rushed on his mind, and inflamed him with an ardent desire to revisit his country."