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Phlegethon
also: Phlegethontis
The fiery river of the underworld, with whose water Proserpina sprinkles Ascalaphus to make him an owl.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §5.118 Phlegethon
The fiery river of the underworld, with whose water Proserpina sprinkles Ascalaphus to make him a screech-owl.
- Metamorphoses §15.500 the Phlegethon's wave
The fiery river of the underworld.