Styx is a goddess in Greek Mythology, she is the personification of the river Styx in the Underworld and the daimona (personified spirit) of hatred. By Zeus, she was also established as the deity of oaths.
Role and Significance[]
Genealogy and Family[]
Depending on which account, Styx is either the daughter of the Titans, Oceanus and Tethys, (also making her an Oceanid) or the Primordial deities, Nyx and Erebus.
With her husband, Pallas, the Titan God of Warcraft, Styx became the mother of the goddesses Bia and Nike, the gods Kratos and Zelus, the monster Scylla as well as the fontes (fountains) and lacus (lakes). In rare accounts, Styx is also the mother of Persephone by Zeus and Echidna by Pieras.
Stories[]
During the Titan Wars, the goddess Styx was a firm ally to Zeus and the Olympians, also bringing her own children to stand beside the Olympians in their battle against The Titans. She was rewarded for her loyalty and works by Zeus, who made her stream- the River Styx- the agent of oaths and vows which bound the gods.
The River Styx[]
Styx is the personification of the River Styx which is described as a river that forms the boundary between Earth (Gaia) and the Underworld in Greek Mythology. In some accounts it was also described as a corrosive Arkadian (Arcadian) stream which allegedly flowed forth from the underworld. The river Styx was also reported to have miraculous powers, which could make anyone that bathed there immortal. According to one popular tradition, Achilles' mother, Thetis dipped him in this river during his childhood and he thus acquired invulnerability, with the exception of the heel by which his mother held him. The river Styx was also mentioned as the river Charon ferried across to deliver the souls of the newly dead to the Underworld, but in other accounts- Charon used the river Acheron to fulfil his duties. Furthermore, the rainbow goddess, Iris collected water from the river to use for clouds and rainbows and to serve to the Olympian Gods.
Trivia[]
The translation of her name is Hated, Abhorrent, Gloomy (stygos).
The Ancient Greek spelling of her name is Στύξ