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Styx meaning

  1. The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon.
  2. The 5th moon of Pluto, discovered in 2012.
  3. A locality in the Derwent Valley council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms of Styx

river styx river

Using Styx

  • The main meaning on this page is: The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon. | The 5th moon of Pluto, discovered in 2012. | A locality in the Derwent Valley council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  • Useful related words include: river styx, river.
  • In the example corpus, styx often appears in combinations such as: river styx, the styx, styx nix.

Context around Styx

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Styx

  • In this selection, "styx" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, river, consulting, largest, nix, helps and drummer stand out and add context to how "styx" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the river styx and a new styx album. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "styx" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with styx

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

According to Tolan, the River Styx has nothing on Waukegan Harbor in Lake Michigan. (14 words)

Beyond Charon there are four much smaller circumbinary moons, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. (14 words)

Is the boatman a Charon, porting the souls of the dead down the river Styx? (15 words)

The fair’s concert schedule includes Ziggy Marley, Pat Benatar, Styx, Chicago, Smokey Robinson, Dwight Yoakam, Kool and the Gang, the B52s and Weird Al Yankovic, but there will also be live dancing from community groups like Dance West from Los Alamitos. (42 words)

The "extraordinary cross-section of genres and periods" includes names we all know: Peggy Lee, Dolly Parton, The Who, Peter Frampton, Cher, Styx, Squeeze, Bell Biv DeVoe, and Busta Rhymes, just to name a very few. (36 words)

That led me to the 2½-hour River Styx Tour on the first morning of my August visit, which culminated in seeing the namesake underground river in the depths of the cave by lantern light. (35 words)

Is the boatman a Charon, porting the souls of the dead down the river Styx? (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

Compared with the Emerald City behind us, the underworld across the Styx is a Kansas dust bowl, a sandy mess that looks as if it could swallow us.

DeYoung felt a larger narrative starting to take shape, and the concept aligned with another goal he had for Styx.

Initially intended for mentoring and consulting, Styx helps customers perform DevSecOps by learning how each attack can be mitigated or addressed.

New Horizons also provided data on Pluto's 5 moons: Charon (largest), Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra.

According to DeYoung, he finally ended up suing Styx in 2001 after they continued to tour under the moniker without offering him any monetary compensation.

A year later, the Styx drummer saw me playing “Healing Waters” in England at the opening of Princess Di’s memorial, so I came up on the list,” he said.

Coming in second place was star Scott Porter, who competed as Gumball and performed “Renegade” by Styx during the finale.

Enjoy a whole night of favorites, hits from Styx, CSN&Y, Journey, Huey Lewis, Yes, John Mellencamp, Mike and the Mechanics and others.

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Without going into all the specifics, it seems fair to sum up the schism between DeYoung and the other members of Styx as the old standby.

But there were also the alternative strains of Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Styx and Chris de Burgh.

Is the boatman a Charon, porting the souls of the dead down the river Styx?

I thought life after 55 or 60 was like one of those parking lots where you sit in your car until the ferry arrives, except that the boat was crossing the river Styx.

That led me to the 2½-hour River Styx Tour on the first morning of my August visit, which culminated in seeing the namesake underground river in the depths of the cave by lantern light.

The "extraordinary cross-section of genres and periods" includes names we all know: Peggy Lee, Dolly Parton, The Who, Peter Frampton, Cher, Styx, Squeeze, Bell Biv DeVoe, and Busta Rhymes, just to name a very few.

The fair’s concert schedule includes Ziggy Marley, Pat Benatar, Styx, Chicago, Smokey Robinson, Dwight Yoakam, Kool and the Gang, the B52s and Weird Al Yankovic, but there will also be live dancing from community groups like Dance West from Los Alamitos.

According to Tolan, the River Styx has nothing on Waukegan Harbor in Lake Michigan.

So by the time they heard it, it was a really good demo for a new Styx album.

As an infant, Archilles was plunged in the River Styx by his mother Thetis (also see 17 Thetis), thus rendering his body invulnerable excepting the heel by which he was held.

Behind the inner ring were Coastal Defense Force personnel operating naval shore batteries of Styx missiles and guns, backed by ground force units deployed in depth.

Beyond Charon there are four much smaller circumbinary moons, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra.

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Common combinations with styx

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "styx" in a sentence?
An example: "Compared with the Emerald City behind us, the underworld across the Styx is a Kansas dust bowl, a sandy mess that looks as if it could swallow us." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "styx" from authentic English texts.
What does "styx" mean?
Styx means: The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon.
What are synonyms of "styx"?
Common synonyms of "styx" include: river styx, river.
How many example sentences with "styx" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "styx", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.