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cocytus

/kəˈsaɪ.təs/

Tradução: Nome próprio da mitologia grega que designa um rio do mundo subterrâneo, o Hades, considerado afluente do Aqueronte e associado ao lamento e ao sofrimento dos mortos.

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  • ptNome próprio da mitologia grega que designa um rio do mundo subterrâneo, o Hades, considerado afluente do Aqueronte e associado ao lamento e ao sofrimento dos mortos.

A proper noun from Greek mythology referring to a river in the underworld, Hades, believed to be a tributary of the Acheron.

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    In Greek mythology, a river in the underworld (Hades) that flows into the Acheron, often associated with wailing and lamentation.

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    • In Dante's Inferno, Cocytus is the frozen lake where traitors are punished.
    • The ancient Greeks believed Cocytus was a river of tears in the underworld.
    • Souls of the dead were said to cross Cocytus on their journey to the afterlife.