As goddess of death she was also called a daughter of Zeus and Styx, the river that formed the boundary between Earth and the underworld.

REO once again teamed with Styx in 2003 for the Classic Rock's Main Event tour which also included Journey.

The Styx (, also meaning " hate " and " detestation ") ( adjectival form: Stygian, ) is a river in Greek mythology that formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld ( often called Hades which is also the name of this domain's ruler ).

The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, and Cocytus all converge at the center of the underworld on a great marsh, which is also sometimes called the Styx.

Styx was also the name of the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.

There are also instances in which an existing band added a prominent new member or members, where the resulting group might have been considered a supergroup had it not kept its original band name, such as Van Halen after recruiting Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone, and the Eagles after hiring Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, and Styx, hiring Lawrence Gowan, and Ricky Phillips.

In Greek mythology, Orphne, also known as Styx and Gorgyra, was a nymph that lived in Hades.

Dennis DeYoung, former lead singer of the popular 1970s rock group Styx, filmed the music video for Desert Moon, also the title of his first solo album, at the Santa Paula train depot in 1984.

They documented the reunion tour with a two-disc live set, 1997's Return to Paradise, which featured three new studio tracks: " On My Way ", " Paradise " ( a soft rock hit that also appears in another version on Dennis DeYoung's Hunchback of Notre Dame album ) and " Dear John ", a tribute to the late Styx drummer John Panozzo that has become a cult favorite among Styx fans.

" Alan Niester of Rolling Stone also found the album favorable, stating that " although Styx is based in Chicago, the group has its English scam down pat ".

The album also marked the final appearance of original Styx guitarist John Curulewski who left abruptly following the release of Equinox.

The Styx, Cocytus, and Phlegethon are rivers from Hades in Greek mythology, and Cocytus is also the name of the lowest level of Hell in The Divine Comedy.

Styx may also refer to:

Lawrence Gowan had also recorded for the label before joining Styx in 1999.

" After the destruction of the world, he is then damned forever into the depths of Hell, also referenced as the River Styx.

Twenty years after first playing the role, Neeley gained renewed success in the lead role of Jesus in the 1990s touring company of Jesus Christ Superstar ( which once again co-starred Carl Anderson as Judas, and also at various points co-starred Stevie Wonder's former wife Syreeta and Irene Cara of Fame as Mary, and Dennis DeYoung of Styx as Pilate ).

He also features on the album Angel Headed Hip Hop with Lee Harris and River Styx.

They also released his DVD The Rock: Symphonic Music of Styx which went triple platinum.

9P and its derivatives have also found application in embedded environments, such as the Styx on a Brick project.

* Dennis DeYoung, lead vocalist in the band Styx, also known by the nickname " Kilroy "

They are a sort of corporation, which first appears in A House-Boat on the Styx, and are also something of an exclusive club.

According to a myth arising later, his mother had dipped the infant Achilles in the river Styx, holding onto him by his heel, and he became invulnerable where the waters touched him — that is, everywhere except the areas of his heel that were covered by her thumb and forefinger.

Polysics have covered songs by Devo, Styx, Suzi Quatro, Plastics, The Ramones, The Knack, Soft Cell, Hikashu, Thin Lizzy, P-Model and Frank Sinatra and have been known to play Yes during their sound checks.

The area once covered the whole of north east Christchurch as far as the River Styx.

Those bands and artists that have inspired a cult following in their fans tend to have a significant tribute band presence as well, such as Status Quo, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Styx, Pink Floyd, AC / DC, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Madonna, The Misfits, Queen, Alice in Chains, Grateful Dead, Van Halen, ABBA, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Rammstein, Neil Diamond, and Steely Dan.

Various popular rock acts played there, including such bands and musicians as Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, The J. Geils Band, The Who, Queen, Boston, Cream, Yes, KISS, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Styx, The Allman Brothers Band, Grateful Dead, The Band, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Rush, Electric Light Orchestra, Genesis, Jefferson Airplane, Traffic, Golden Earring, Grand Funk Railroad, Humble Pie, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Sha Na Na, Loggins and Messina, Lee Michaels, Heart, Journey, Deep Purple and Elvis Costello.

Hermes would leave the soul on the banks of the River Styx, the river between life and death.

Styx began its series of concept albums in 1977 with The Grand Illusion-focused on self-constructed and societal walls ( similar to The Wall by Pink Floyd )-then followed it with Pieces of Eight in 1978.

The gods were bound by the Styx and swore oaths on it.

Zeus, eager to please his beloved, promised on the River Styx to grant her anything she wanted.

This caused King Sisyphus to end up on the shores of the river Styx.

* Dennis DeYoung uses Tiresias in the song " Castle Walls " on the 1977 Styx album The Grand Illusion.

Erebus features little in Greek mythological tradition and literature, but is said to have fathered several other deities by Nyx ; depending on the source of the mythology, this union includes Aether, Hemera, the Hesperides, Hypnos, the Moirai, Geras, Styx, and Thanatos.

In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 the Indian Navy conducted two raids using OSA 1-class missile boats employing the Styx on the Pakistani Naval base at Karachi.

On the strength of these releases and constant playing in local clubs and schools, the band established a fan base in the Chicago area, but was unable to break into the mainstream until an earlier song, the power ballad " Lady " ( from Styx II ), began to earn some radio time, first on WLS in Chicago and then nationwide.

On the heels of its belated hit single, Styx signed with A & M Records and released Equinox ( 1975 ), which sold well and yielded a minor hit in " Lorelei ", No. 27 in the U. S. More importantly, it contained the rock anthem " Suite Madame Blue ", which gained the band considerable recognition and airplay on FM radio in the relatively new Album Oriented Rock ( AOR ) format.

Styx ' seventh Album, The Grand Illusion was released on July 7, 1977 ( 7 / 7 / 77 ) and became Styx ' breakthrough album, reaching Triple Platinum certification.

In January 1981, Styx released Paradise Theatre, a concept album that became their biggest hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart and yielding five singles, including the top ten hits " The Best of Times " by DeYoung (# 3 ) and " Too Much Time on My Hands " by Shaw (# 9 ).

The suit was eventually settled with the agreement that DeYoung could bill himself as " performing the music of Styx " or " formerly of Styx ", but not as " the voice of Styx ", and Styx continued on with Shaw and Young at the helm.

With Chuck Panozzo focusing on his health concerns, Glen Burtnik returned to Styx, this time as bass player, to fill Chuck's duties, with Chuck participating on a part-time basis, sitting in as his health permitted.

In 2005 Styx released an album of cover tunes, Big Bang Theory, which reached the Billboard Top 50 on the album charts, their highest charting album since 1990.