Lethe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Lethe	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Lethe
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Lethe n (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive Synonym(s): Lethe, River Lethe
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lethe \Le"the\ (l[emac]"th[esl] [or] l[emac]th), n. [See {Lethal}.] Death.[Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lethe \Le"the\ (l[emac]"th[esl]), n. [L., fr. Gr. lh`qh, prop., forgetfulness; akin to lanqa`nesqai to forget, lanqa`nein to escape notice.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past. 2. Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.