Styx

stɪks

Definition

Definition of Styx - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mythologyriver in Greek mythology forming the boundary between Earth and the Underworld

The souls of the deceased were ferried across the Styx..

astronomy

TECH.

the fifth moon of Pluto discovered in 2012

TECH.

Styx orbits Pluto along with four other moons.

moon

satellite

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Origin of Styx

Greek, Styx (river of the underworld)

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Stygian

adj.

greek underworld

of or relating to the river Styx

Examples of Styx in a sentence

Legends say the Styx was guarded by a fearsome creature.
Scientists are studying the orbit of Styx.
Styx was discovered using the Hubble Telescope.

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French:Styx, ...
German:Styx, ...
Italian:Stige, Styx, ...
Spanish:Estigia, Styx, ...
Portuguese:rio Estige, Styx, ...
Chinese:冥河, ...
Japanese:ステュクス川, スティクス, ...
Arabic:سْتِيكْس, ...
Hebrew:סְטִיקְס, ...
Russian:Стикс, ...
Ukrainian:Стікс, ...
Hindi:स्टाइक्स, स्टिक्स, ...
Bengali:স্টিক্স, ...
Catalan:riu Estix, Estix, ...
Czech:Styx, ...
Danish:Styx, ...
Dutch:Styx, ...
Greek:Στύγας, Στύγα, ...
Hungarian:Sztüx, Styx, ...
Khmer:ទន្លេស្ទីក, ស្ទីក, ...
Korean:스틱스, ...
Persian:استوکس, استیکس, ...
Polish:Styks, Styx, ...
Portuguese (BR):Styx, ...
Romanian:Styx, ...
Swedish:Styx, ...
Thai:แม่น้ำสติกซ์, สติกซ์, ...
Turkish:Styx, ...
Vietnamese:sông Styx, Styx, ...

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