单词 | Phlegethon |
释义 | Definition of Phlegethon in English:Phlegethonnoun ˈflɛɡɪθɒnˈflɛdʒɪθɒn poetic
OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Lord Byron (1788–1824), poet. From Phlegethon (classical Latin Phlegethont-, Phlegethōn, ancient Greek Φλεγέθοντ-, Φλεγέθων, lit. ‘burning, blazing’), the name of a mythological river of fire, one of the five rivers of Hades. Definition of Phlegethon in US English:Phlegethonnoun poetic
OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Thomas Brown (bap. 1663, d. 1704), writer. From Phlegethon (classical Latin Phlegethont-, Phlegethōn, ancient Greek Φλεγέθοντ-, Φλεγέθων, lit. ‘burning, blazing’), the name of a mythological river of fire, one of the five rivers of Hades. |
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