Lethe
In Greek mythology, a river of the underworld whose waters when drunk, usually by the shades (dead), brought forgetfulness of the past.
The first appearance of Lethe in literature occurred in Aristophanes' dramatization Frogs in the 5th century BC .
| Plato alluded to the myth in his philosophical dialogue Republic, as did the Italian poet Dante Alighieri in his spiritual testament Purgatio/Purgatory. |
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