Cocytus

Cocytus /kˈstəs/ or Kokytos /kˈktəs/ (Ancient Greek: Κωκυτός, literally "lamentation") is the river of wailing in the underworld in Greek mythology.[1] Cocytus flows into the river Acheron, on the other side of which lies Hades, the underworld, the mythological abode of the dead. There are five rivers encircling Hades: the Styx, Phlegethon, Lethe, Acheron and Cocytus.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cocytus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 631–632.