Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlegeton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phlege-ton
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Phlegethon.

Example Sentences

"Firebrand of hell firſt tynd in Phlegeton, / By thouſand furies, and from thence out throwen / Into this world, to worke confuſion, / And ſet it all on fire by force vnknowen, / Is wicked diſcord, […]"
"Acheron and Phlegeton, which a subterraneous fire causes to boil, are the billows of that hell which was visited by Æneas."
"Carefully walking along a path skirting the burning sand, Vergil and his ward come to a spot where a rivulet, boiling and red, issues from the wood. It is the Phlegeton, the third of the infernal rivers."

Inflected Forms

the Phlegeton (canonical)

Questions

What does phlegeton mean?: Alternative form of Phlegethon.

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