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** The Seventh layer of Violence, specifically the 1st ring where [[HellIsWar it's an eternal warzone]], has [[RiversOfBlood the blood river Phlegethon]] as well, though it's much less relevant to your voyage down; the closest you come is roaming the scattered ruins of UrbanWarfare lining its shores, trying not to fall inside no matter how many Hellbound war machines come for you.

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** The first ring of the Seventh layer of Layer, Violence, specifically the 1st ring where [[HellIsWar it's is an eternal warzone]], warzone]] that has [[RiversOfBlood the blood river Phlegethon]] as well, though it's much less relevant to your voyage down; the closest you come is roaming the scattered ruins of UrbanWarfare lining its shores, trying not to fall inside no matter how many Hellbound war machines come for you.
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The river also serves as a boundary, physical or otherwise, between the land of the dead and the land of the quick. It is often the first of many, typically just in front of or behind the gates of the underworld proper. This is often why these rivers run with deadly waters or are home to terrible creatures, as they serve as an explanation for why the dead do not come back to the world of the living, and why the living cannot easily jaunt down to the dwelling places of the dead.
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In works where TheUnderworld or afterlife is visited, there is often a river present. This river, an Underworld River, typically acts as a barrier between life and death. Some works will treat the river as the afterlife itself. The river is usually a physical feature of some form, but they don't always have to contain water. It could contain a bunch of trash floating through the "air". It could even be made from tortured souls.

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In works where TheUnderworld or afterlife is visited, there is often a river present. This river, an Underworld River, typically acts as a barrier between life and death. Some works will treat the river as the afterlife itself. The river is usually a physical feature of some form, but they don't always have to contain water. It could contain a bunch of trash floating through the "air". It could even be made from tortured souls.
souls, liquid fire, or boiling blood.
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*** Phlegethon, a river of boiling blood, forms the first ring of the Seventh Circle. The violence against others are damned to its heat, with their depth depending on the degree of the violence that they committed.

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*** Phlegethon, a river of boiling blood, forms the first ring of the Seventh Circle. The violence violent against others are damned to its heat, with their depth depending on the degree of the violence that they committed.



** ''Purgatorio'' finishes the traditional count with the Lethe, which springs from the top of Purgatory before flowing down to add its waters to the ice of Cocytus, and allows the memories of penitents to be purged of sin. Dante adds another river, named the Eunoe, which performs the opposite function by strengthening the memory of one's good deeds.

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** ''Purgatorio'' finishes the traditional count with the Lethe, which springs from the top of Purgatory before flowing down to add its waters to the ice of Cocytus, and allows the memories of penitents to be purged of sin.sin. It springs from the top of Purgatory, before flowing down to add its now sin-laden waters to the ice of Cocytus. Dante adds another river, named the Eunoe, which performs the opposite function by strengthening the memory of one's good deeds.

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-->-- "Hell on 30 Pennies a Day"

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* As the ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'' DLC ''Torment of Hades'' is set in Tartaros, where naturally, the Styx is featured as part of the map.

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* As the ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'' ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'': The DLC ''Torment of Hades'' is set in Tartaros, where naturally, the Styx is featured as part of the map.



* The Styx appears in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'', and its waters are required for one of the game's spells.

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* ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'': The Styx appears in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'', appears, and its waters are required for one of the game's spells.


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* ''VideoGame/ATotalWarSagaTroy'': The battle against Cerberus is fought on the shores of the river Styx. In battle, the hound of Hades can also summon the fires of Phlegethon to create bursts of flame among enemy soldiers.

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