Lethe

ˈliːθi
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Translation of Lethe into Russian

Noun

1.

forgetfulness

Rare
state of forgetfulness or oblivion
Rare
лета leta
  • He fell into a Lethe of his past troubles.Он впал в лету своих прошлых проблем.
2.

mythology

Rare
river in Hades causing forgetfulness
Rare
Лета Leta
  • In Greek mythology, Lethe is a river in Hades.В греческой мифологии Лета — это река в Аиде.
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Synonyms and analogies of Lethe in English

Examples of Lethe in a sentence

  • The book described a Lethe that consumed memories.
  • The souls drank from Lethe to forget their past lives.
  • Lethe's waters were said to erase memories completely.

Translations of "Lethe" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
Летаnf. - Leta

The Greeks believed that the dead drank from the waters of the River Lethe.

Греки верили, что мертвым пили из Река Лета.

Poets used often Lethe for the underworld as a metaphor.

Поэты часто используют слово Лета как метафору подземного мира в целом.

Леты - Lety

drank from the stream of Lethe, the river of oblivion, and forgot all of their previous experiences.

Потом они пили воду Леты, реки забвения, и забывали весь свой прошлый опыт.

"To heal those who have drunk from the river Lethe."

"Чтобы исцелить тех, кто испил из реки Леты."

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Other translations for Lethe:

  • забвения

Lethe: Examples and translations in context

In order to clear his consciousness of excess, the oracle was washed by the water of the river of oblivion - Lethe.

Дабы очистить своё сознание от лишнего, оракул омывался водой реки забвения - Леты.

When the story had been told, and as the judges conferred, one would be given a cup of water from the River Lethe, the waters of forgetfulness, and would forget one's former life on earth.

Когда рассказ был сказан, и, как назначили судьи, можно было дать чашку воды из реки Лета, воды забывчивости, и забудет свою прежнюю жизнь на земле.

Dante Drinking from the Waters of the Lethe (1919, private collection)

Данте, пьющий воду Леты (1919, частное собрание)

Lethe is frequently used as a metaphor for the Underworld in general.

Поэты часто используют слово Лета как метафору подземного мира в целом.

Satire Vision on the banks of Lethe, written in the summer of 1809, marks the beginning of the mature phase of creativity Batjushkov, but was published only in 1841.

Сатира "Видение на брегах Леты", написанная летом 1809г., знаменует собой начало зрелого этапа творчества Батюшкова, хотя была опубликована только в 1841г.

The cycles revolve within the depths of Lethe, and Karma shall reach Europe as it has Asia and her religions.

Циклы вращаются в глубине Леты, и Карма настигнет Европу, как она настигла Азию и ее религии.

The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, and Cocytus all converge at the center of the underworld on a great marsh, which sometimes is also called the Styx.

Стикс рек, Phlegethon, Ахерон, Лета и Кокит, все сходятся в центре преступного мира на большом болоте, которое также иногда называют Стиксом.

In Greek mythology, Lethe was the name of a river in the underworld that was also called "the River of Unmindfulness" or "the River of Forgetfulness."

Лета - река забвения в греческой мифологии, которую еще называли "the River of Unmindfulness" или "the River of Forgetfulness".

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