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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