He soon started to write short stories, although his career did not take off until 1982, when, through Harlan Ellison's help, his short story " The River Styx Runs Upstream " was published and awarded first prize in a Twilight Zone Magazine story competition.

Lethe ( lee-thee ), the river of forgetfulness, was one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld, the other four being Styx ( the river of hate ), Akheron ( the river of sorrow ), Kokytos ( the river of lamentation ) and Phlegethon ( the river of fire ).

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.

* Robert Orin Charles Kilroy ( ROCK ), from the Styx rock opera Kilroy was here-see Mr. Roboto

In 2000, REO teamed up with Styx for an appearance at Riverport Amphitheater in St. Louis, which was released as a live concert video Arch Allies: Live at Riverport.

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

Styx supported Zeus in the Titanomachy where she was the first to rush to his aid.

This method resembles the Ancient Greek practice of placing an obolus in the corpse's mouth to pay the toll to cross the River Styx in the underworld ; it has been argued that instead, the coin was intended to ward off any evil spirits from entering the body, and this may have influenced later vampire folklore.

A North American tour took place that was co-headlined with Styx and a following European tour concluded in December.

In Greek mythology, Bia (, English translation: " Force ") was the personification of force, daughter of Pallas and Styx, and sister of Nike, Kratos, and Zelus.

In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon ( Φλεγέθων, English translation: " flaming ") or Pyriphlegethon ( Πυριφλεγέθων, English translation: " fire-flaming ") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron.

" It was parallel to the river Styx.

It is said that the goddess Styx was in love with Phlegethon, but she was consumed by his flames and sent to Hades.

In Greek mythology, Kratos or Cratus ( Ancient Greek: Κράτος, English translation: " strength ") was the son of Pallas and Styx, and the personification of strength and power.

In Greek mythology, Zelus ( Greek: Ζῆλος, zeal ) was the son of Pallas and Styx.

Another account says her parents were Peiras and Styx ( according to Pausanias, who did not know who Peiras was aside from her father ).

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

One of the first products of the decision was the SS-N-2 Styx missile.

In 1967, the Israeli Navy's destroyer Eilat was the first ship to be sunk by a ship-launched missile-a number of Styx missiles launched by Egyptian missile boats off the Sinai Peninsula.

) Similarly, American bands such as Lonestar, Styx, Blue Öyster Cult and Isaac Hayes ( whose lone hit in the UK, " Chocolate Salty Balls ," was in the " Chef " persona from South Park ) are one-hit wonders in the UK but not in their respective native countries.

In 1972 the band members decided to choose a new name when they signed to Wooden Nickel Records after a talent scout at a concert at St. John Of The Cross Church in Western Springs IL, James Young's home town. Several suggestions were made, and according to DeYoung, the name Styx ( the river in Greek mythology between Earth and the Underworld ) was chosen because it was " the only one that none of us hated ".

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.

It was the first Styx album featuring A & M solo artist Glen Burtnik, the only album to feature the Dennis DeYoung / James Young / Glen Burtnik / Chuck Panozzo / John Panozzo lineup, and the last album to feature John Panozzo on drums ( he would die six years later of liver cirrhosis ).

It is also the only Styx album to not feature material written or co-written by guitarist James " J. Y.

Their albums feature a mix of humorous and original material and covers of classic songs from groups such as Styx and REO Speedwagon.

Cerberus (), or Kerberos, ( Greek form: Κέρβερος, ) in Greek and Roman mythology, is a multi-headed hound ( usually three-headed ) which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping.

In Greek mythology, Achilles ' mother bathed him in the river Styx to give him immortality, and Hercules — as the son of Zeus — inherited near-godlike powers.

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 ).

In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon ( or ; Greek Χάρων ) is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead.

Tolls are mentioned in Greek mythology where Charon the ferryman charged a toll to carry the dead across the rivers Acheron and Styx to Hades.

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 Greek mythology, the River Styx separated the mortal world from Hades, and the subterranean position of the Inner Temple directly beneath St Lawrence's Church was supposed to signify Heaven and Hell.

The name comes from the Styx ( river of hell ) from Greek mythology.

Greek mythology included the Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron, Cocytus, and Lethe as rivers within the Underworld.

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.

In Greek mythology the Styx is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.

In Ancient Greek literature, the River Styx forms the boundary between Earth and Hades, the Underworld.

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The Mounhoun is important in Lobi myth and symbolizes a dividing line between this world and the next, similar to the River Styx of Roman mythology.

The Styx du Verdon, so named by reference to the river Styx of Greek mythology is like a sub-canyon within the canyon itself.

The Styx is a river in Greek mythology.

It was possibly built over the river so that entering the cemetery was symbolic of the crossing of the river Styx in Greek mythology.