Cocytus

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Kokytos
Κοκύτος
Estuary into the Acheron

Estuary into the Acheron

Data
location Greece
River system Acheron
Drain over Acheron  → Ionian Sea
muzzle Acheron Coordinates: 39 ° 13 '55 "  N , 20 ° 32' 7"  E 39 ° 13 '55 "  N , 20 ° 32' 7"  E

The Kokytos ( modern Greek Κοκύτος, ancient Greek Κώκυτος ( m. Sg. )) Is a river in the Greek region of Epirus , which rises in the mountains of Paramythia ( Ori Paramythias ) and flows south through the valley of Paramythia. At the intersection between the southern end of the Paramythia Valley and the area of ​​the Acherousia Lake , which is now silted up, the Cocytus flows into the Acheron River .

In Greek mythology , the Kokytos (river of wailing ) is a branch of the Styx and flows into the Acheron . When the deceased drink from the river, they recognize that they have lost their life in the upper world and complain accordingly. In Dante's Divine Comedy , the ice lake Cocytus is the ninth and deepest circle of hell.

literature

  • Erich Pieske: Cocytus. In: Pauly-Wissowa RE XI 1 (1921), Sp. 1065-1067.