noun

Lēthē

gen. Lēthēs · gender feminine

= Λήθη (forgetfulness)

the river Lethe, in the infernal regions, from which the Shades drank and obtained forgetfulness of the past ••

the river Lethe, in the infernal regions, from which the Shades drank and obtained forgetfulness of the past: pocula Lethes, Ov. P. 2, 4, 23: da mihi hebetantem pectora Lethen, id. ib. 4, 1, 17: soporifera, id. Tr. 4, 1, 47: immittere Lethen Stygiam alicui in viscera, i. e. forgetfulness, Luc. 5, 221: aqua Lethes, i. q. soporifera, Ov. M. 11, 603.— Hence,

adj., of; belonging to Lethe, Lethean

Lēthaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lethe, Lethean.

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Lit.: ratis, Tib. 3, 5, 24: amnis, Verg. A. 6, 705: stagna, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 91.—

by extension

belonging to the infernal regions ••

Of or belonging to the infernal regions: Lethaei dii, Luc. 6, 685: tyrannus, i. e. Pluto, Col. 10, 271: Lethaea vincula abrumpere alicui, to bring one from the Lower World back to life, Hor. C. 4, 7, 27: janitor, i. e. Anubis, Stat. S. 3, 2, 112.—

That produces sleepiness; forgetfulness, Lethean ••

That produces sleepiness or forgetfulness, Lethean: Lethaeo perfusa papavera somno, Verg. G. 1, 78: ros, id. A. 5, 854: papavera, id. G. 4, 545: sucus, Ov. M. 7, 152: amor, faithless love, id. R. Am. 551: nox, id. A. A. 3, 648.

Perseus ID: n26336 Key: Lethe