Phlegethon - Wikipedia In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon (Ancient Greek: Φλεγέθων, lit 'flaming') or Pyriphlegethon (Πυριφλεγέθων, 'fire-flaming') is one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron
Phlegethon - Greek Myth Wikia The Phlegethon is the ancient fire (or lava) river in Greek Mythology In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon or Pyriphlegethon was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron
5 Rivers of the Greek Underworld - ThoughtCo The River Phlegethon (or River Pyriphlegethon or Phlegyans) is called the River of Fire because it is said to travel to the depths of the Underworld where land is filled with fire—specifically, the flames of funeral pyres
Rivers of the Underworld - Greek Legends and Myths The River Phlegethon was the River of Fire in the Underworld, and thus this river was also known as Pyriphlegethon The Phlegethon was a river associated with Tartarus, the deepest element of the Underworld, and was therefore, like the River Styx, considered to be a river of punishment
PYRIPHLEGETHON - Greek River-God Underworld River of Fire PHLE′GETHON (Phlegethôn), i e the flaming, a river in the lower world, is described as a son of Cocytus; but is more commonly called Pyriphlegethon (Virg Aen vi 265, 550; Stat Theb iv 522 ) Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
Phlegethon | River of Fire: The Underworlds Blazing Torment in Greek Myth In Greek mythology, the Phlegethon is one of the five rivers of the Underworld, a blazing torrent of fire that winds through the realm of Hades Its name translates to "flaming" or "burning," a fitting description for its fiery waters
Phlegethon: The Fiery River Of The Greek Underworld Phlegethon is a river of fire in the Greek underworld connected to punishment, purification, and renewal It flows near Tartarus, the deepest part of Hades, where the worst souls are punished endlessly in its flames
Phlegethon - University of Texas at Austin After Virgil explains the common source of all the rivers in hell, Dante still fails to realize--without further explanation--that the red stream in fact connects to the broader river of blood that he previously crossed, now identified as the Phlegethon (Inf 14 121-35)
Phlegethon | Facts, Information, and Mythology I e "the flaming," one of the five rivers of the underworld, described as a son of Cocytus It consists of a fire which burns but does not consume It flows into the river Acheron and there is a huge waterfall where the two rivers meet The other rivers are the Styx, the Cocytus, and the Lethe