Definition of Lehe

Definition of Lehe

Lethe (i. e. oblivion), in the Greek mythology a stream in the nether world, a draught of the waters of which, generally extended to the ghosts of the dead on their entrance into Pluto's kingdom, obliterated all recollection of the past and its sorrows.

- Wikipedia

Le"the (lē"th&esl; or lēth), n. [See Lethal.] Death.[Obs.] Shak.

Le"the (lē"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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(Greek Mythology): Personification of "Oblivion", daughter of Eris, is one of the rivers which flow through Underworld. The souls of the dead had to drink from it to forget their past lives spent on earth.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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