In Hamlet this is the Ghost urging Hamlet to revenge his murder; "Lethe" means the underworld river of forgetfulness.
It means that when the ghost is urging Hamlet to act "You'd have to be as lazy as a weed on the shores of Lethe not to get riled up here."
Act 1 Scene 2 Hamlet: "'tis an unweeded garden" Act 3 Scene 4 Hamlet: And do not spread the compost on the weeds to make them ranker Act 1 Scene 5 Ghost: And duller shouldst thou be than the fat weed That roots itself in ease on Lethe Wharf
The Lethe River ran through the plain of Lethe in Hades. Also known as the stream of oblivion, the river flowed around the cave of Hypnos where the murmuring waters caused drowsiness. The shades of the dead were required to drink the water in order to forget their earthly life. Lethe is frequently used as a metaphor for the Underworld in general.
It is called Lethe.
The river Lethe was associated with Lethe a goddess of forgetfulness. Making her a daughter of Eris or Oceanus.
Lethe Tatge was born on December 26, 1893.
In Greek Mythology, Lethe is the Underworld river of oblivion/forgetfulness.
Not for Lethe and Ike.
Lethe is the Greek Goddess of oblivion/forgetfulness, associated with the Underworld river of the same name.
The word Lethal comes from the Latin "letalis" which means deadly or fatal. That word shares an etymology with the Greek word "lethe" which means to oblivion. It was the name of one of the rivers of Hades, the Lethe. People who were granted passage to the Elysian Fields would first drink from the Lethe to forget their worldly lives and the pain associated with them.
The Lethe, from which we get the word "lethargic". Anyone who was blessed with eternity in the Elysian Fields would drink from the Lethe to forget their earthly woes.
Lethe = one of the rivers in the Underworld; river of forgetfulnessMnemosyne = The Titan goddess of memory and the mother of the nine Muses.