# Lethe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈliːθi/ · frequency rank #91,738

## Definitions
1. The personification of oblivion, daughter of Eris.
2. The river which flows through Hades from which the souls of the dead drank so that they would forget their time on Earth.

## Etymology
From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lethe