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Dark gloomy or like the mythological river of Hades?
The word is Stygian.
Why did they call Persephone the Iron Queen?
becuz her throne in the underworld is made of stygian iron
Which word comes from the name of the river of Hades that dead souls had to cross when they left the land of the living?
Stygian
Is stygian iron real?
no, nor is celestial bronze or imperial gold. it is all materials from greek MYTHOLOGY, NOT HISTORY. in other words, the Greeks told it as a story, and eventually believed it.
What is the origin of surname Eleutice?
Is jewish origin.
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