(n) (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had done and suffered when they were alive, Syn. River Lethe

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Lethe

n. [ See Lethal. ] Death. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lethe

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lethean

a. [ L. Lethaeus, Gr. lh`qaios or lhqai^os. ] Of or pertaining to Lethe; resembling in effect the water of Lethe. Milton. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Letheed

a. Caused by Lethe. “ Letheed dullness.” [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Letheon

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. lh`qh. ] (Med.) Sulphuric ether used as an anæsthetic agent. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Letheonize

v. t. To subject to the influence of letheon. [ R. or Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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カワヤツメ属

[カワヤツメぞく, kawayatsume zoku] (n) Lethenteron (genus of lamprey in the family Petromyzontidae)

シベリアヤツメ

[shiberiayatsume] (n) Siberian brook lamprey (Lethenteron kessleri, species found in Eastern Europe and Siberia)

ハゲブダイ

[hagebudai] (n) bullethead parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus, was Scarus sordidus); daisy parrotfish

頑固者

[がんこもの, gankomono] (n) stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person

砂八目

[すなやつめ;スナヤツメ, sunayatsume ; sunayatsume] (n) (uk) Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri); sand lamprey (species found in the Northwest Pacific)

川八目;川八つ目

[かわやつめ;カワヤツメ, kawayatsume ; kawayatsume] (n) (uk) (See シベリアヤツメ) Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)

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