Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lethe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lethe \Le"the\ (l[=e]"th[-e] or l[=e]th), n. [See {Lethal}.]
Death.[Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lethe \Le"the\ (l[=e]"th[-e]), n. [L., fr. Gr. lh`qh, prop.,
forgetfulness; akin to lanqa`nesqai to forget, lanqa`nein to
escape notice.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk
caused forgetfulness of the past.
2. Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Lethe
n : (Greek mythology) a river in Hades; the souls of the dead
had to drink from it, which made them forget all they had
done and suffered when they were alive [syn: {Lethe}, {River
Lethe}]
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