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Phlegethon

Proper noun

Meaning

Phlegethon

(Greek mythology) A river of fire in Hades.
Synonym: Pyriphlegethon

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Examples

He leads the centaurs in Hell 's Circle of Violence where they fire their arrows at any of the damned that try to escape from the Phlegethon. Source: Internet

Virgil describes it in the Aeneid as a gigantic place, surrounded by the flaming river Phlegethon and triple walls to prevent sinners from escaping from it. Source: Internet

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