Cocytus

(kō sīt′əs)

noun

Gr. Myth. the river of wailing, a tributary of the Acheron in Hades

Origin: L < Gr Kōkytos, lit., a shrieking, wailing < kōkyein, to wail, redupl. of IE base *kau-, howl

See Cocytus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Greek Mythology

One of the five rivers of Hades.

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