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English
Etymology
See stygian.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Stygian (comparative more Stygian, superlative most Stygian)
- (Greek mythology) Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology.
- (astronomy) Of, by or relating to the Plutonian moon named after Styx.
- Alternative form of stygian: dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.
Translations
of, or relating to the river Styx
Noun
Stygian (plural Stygians)
- (science fiction) An inhabitant of Styx (a moon of Pluto).
1940, Edmond Hamilton, Calling Captain Future, page 55:Stygians – natives of Styx
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