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known as the Ferryman, rows the and it marks the east edge of the
dead over according to many of the underworld.
stories. The Lethe river, is the river
of forgetfulness, as it is associated Persephone
with the goddess Lethe, the goddess Persephone is the daughter of
of forgetfulness and oblivion. Later Demeter, the goddess of harvest,
on the branch dripping with the and Zeus. Hades who desired a wife
water of Lethe became the symbol for a long period of time abducted
of Hypnos, the god of sleep. The Persephone while she was gathering
Phlegethon is the river of fire, and flowers. Hades appeared in a golden
this river leads into the depths of chariot and seduced Persephone
Tartarus. The Cocytus is the river thus leading her to the underworld.
of wailing and lastly the Oceanus When Demeter found out about that
is the river that encircles the world, Zeus had allowed Hades to make