phlegethon

phlegethon is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.One of the principal rivers of Hades, in the channel of which fire flowed instead of water. Fierce Phlegethon, Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage. Milton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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