Styx
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In Greek mythology
the Styx
is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.
Styx may also refer to:
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
the Styx
Styx
In Greek mythology the Styx is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.Styx may also refer to:-Popular culture:...
is the river that forms the boundary between the underworld and the world of the living, as well as a goddess and a nymph that represents the river.
Styx may also refer to:
Popular culture
- Styx (band)Styx (band)Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....
, an American rock band- Styx (album)Styx (album)Styx is the self-titled debut album by Styx, released in 1972. It was reissued in 1980 under the title Styx I with new artwork.-Track listing:#"Movement for the Common Man" – 13:11#*"Children of the Land" #*"Street Collage"...
, the first album released by the band Styx in 1972
- Styx (album)
- Styx (film), a 2001 movie, starring Peter WellerPeter WellerPeter Frederick Weller is an American film and stage actor, director and lecturer.He is best known for his roles as the title character in the first two RoboCop films and Buckaroo Banzai in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension...
- Styx (2008 film), a film by Alexia Roider
- Styx, a UK band involving Bruce DickinsonBruce DickinsonPaul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
prior to Iron Maiden - Styx, the villains of the TunnelsTunnels (novel)Tunnels is a subterranean fiction novel by British authors Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams released by Chicken House in 2007. The story follows Will Burrows, a 14-year-old archaeologist, who stumbles upon an underground civilization called The Colony...
series - "Styx Feet Under", episode 5 in Season 7 of the TV series CharmedCharmedCharmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
- Fire LEO-03 "Styx", a fictional starfighter from the videogame Thunder Force IIIThunder Force IIIThunder Force III is a scrolling shooter game developed by Technosoft. It is the third chapter in the Thunder Force series. It was released in 1990 in Japan, Europe and the United States for the Mega Drive/Genesis game console. During the same year, it was retooled into an arcade game named Thunder...
Places
- Styx RiverStyx River (disambiguation)The Styx is a river in Greek mythology.Styx River or River Styx may also refer to:- Australia :* Styx River * Styx River * Styx River - New Zealand :* Styx River...
, other geographical rivers named for the mythological one - Styx ValleyStyx ValleyThe Styx Valley is located adjacent to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Site on the island of Tasmania. The Styx River is the main drainage system of the valley. It lies about 100 km northwest of Hobart, with the nearest town being Maydena....
, the valley of the Styx River in Tasmania, Australia
Computing
- Styx (parser), a scanner and parser generator
- Styx (protocol), the network protocol at the heart of the Inferno operating system
- Styx (Windmill game), a 1983 computer game by Windmill Software.
- Styx (Spectrum video game), a 1983 computer game for the ZX Spectrum, released by Bug-Byte Software.
Other uses
- STYX (gene) a protein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphataseProtein tyrosine phosphatases are a group of enzymes that remove phosphate groups from phosphorylated tyrosine residues on proteins. Protein tyrosine phosphorylation is a common post-translational modification that can create novel recognition motifs for protein interactions and cellular...
- Styx numbers or styx rules, a method of describing bonding in boraneBoraneIn chemistry, a borane is a chemical compound of boron and hydrogen. The boranes comprise a large group of compounds with the generic formulae of BxHy. These compounds do not occur in nature. Many of the boranes readily oxidise on contact with air, some violently. The parent member BH3 is called...
s - SS-N-2 Styx, NATO reporting name for the Soviet P-15 TermitP-15 TermitThe P-15 Termit is an anti-ship missile developed by the Soviet Union's Raduga design bureau in the 1950s. Its GRAU designation was 4K40, its NATO reporting name was Styx or SS-N-2. In Russian service today it also seems to be called the Rubezh...
missile - Styx, a monotypic genus of metalmark butterflies containing the species Styx infernalis
See also
- River Styx (disambiguation)
- StyeStyeAn external stye or sty , also hordeolum , is an infection of the sebaceous glands of Zeis at the base of the eyelashes, or an infection of the apocrine sweat glands of Moll. External styes form on the outside of the lids and can be seen as small red bumps. Internal styes are infections of the...
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