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'''Styx''' is the name of the boundary river between the living [[Earth|world]] and the [[Hades|underworld]], as well as its personification in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology.
[[File:Arkadia-WaterfallofStyx.jpg|thumb|250px|The waterfall of Styx in Arkadia]]
In [[Greece|Greek]] mythology, '''Styx''' is the name of a deity and boundary river between the [[Earth|world of the living]] and the [[underworld]].


During the 5th century BCE a waterfall in [[Arkadia]]'s [[Golden Fields]] region was named the [[Waterfall of Styx]] after the river and the deity.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
==Influence==
During the 5th century BCE a waterfall in [[Arkadia]]'s [[Golden Fields]] region was named the [[Waterfall of Styx]] after the river and the deity. It was believed to be the source of the legendary underworld river, as well as harmful to [[human]]s, [[Cattle|livestock]], and objects.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia: Waterfall of Styx]]</ref>
 
Kassandra also crossed the simulation of the river Styx within the [[Isu]] [[Aletheia]]'s simulation of the Underworld.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''  – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]: [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades|Torment of Hades]]''</ref>
 
The river Styx as well as [[Charon]] were also visually manifested in the [[Animus]] [[Black Room]] simulation of [[Clay Kaczmarek]]'s memories.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End of the Line]]</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*According to the story, [[Achilles]]' famous invulnerability was the consequence of his mother dipping him into the waters of the river Styx in his childhood.
*According to the story, [[Achilles]]' famous invulnerability was the consequence of his mother [[Thetis]] dipping him into the waters of the river Styx in his childhood.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
ACR DLC-7-river.png|Manifestation of the River Styx in the Animus Black Room
ACR DLC-7-ferryman.png|Manifestation of the River Styx and the ferryman in the Animus Black Room
</gallery>


==Appearance==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]: [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades|Torment of Hades]]''


==Reference==
==References==
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{{ACOD}}
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[[Category:Greek afterlife]]
[[Category:Greek deities]]
[[Category:Greek mythology]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
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[[Category:Locations in Hades]]
[[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:Rivers]]
[[Category:Greek mythology]]
[[Category:Titans]]
[[Category:Greek deities]]
[[Category:Locations in Elysium]]

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The waterfall of Styx in Arkadia

In Greek mythology, Styx is the name of a deity and boundary river between the world of the living and the underworld.

Influence[edit | edit source]

During the 5th century BCE a waterfall in Arkadia's Golden Fields region was named the Waterfall of Styx after the river and the deity. It was believed to be the source of the legendary underworld river, as well as harmful to humans, livestock, and objects.[1]

Kassandra also crossed the simulation of the river Styx within the Isu Aletheia's simulation of the Underworld.[2]

The river Styx as well as Charon were also visually manifested in the Animus Black Room simulation of Clay Kaczmarek's memories.[3]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • According to the story, Achilles' famous invulnerability was the consequence of his mother Thetis dipping him into the waters of the river Styx in his childhood.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]