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More on the geography of this forsaken realm
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Another section of Hades was known as the [[Elysian fields]], where the souls of those who were particularly noble or heroic were sent.
 
Another section of Hades was known as the [[Elysian fields]], where the souls of those who were particularly noble or heroic were sent.
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There were five rivers in Hades: [[Acheron]], [[Styx]], [[Phlegethon]], [[Cocytus]] and [[Lethe]].
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There were five rivers in Hades: [[Acheron]], [[Styx]], [[Phlegethon]], [[Cocytus]] and [[Lethe]]. According to the Odyssey, the first four of these were joined: Cocytus was a branch of Styx, and Cocytus and Phlegethon both flowed into Acheron.<ref>http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/PotamosPyriphlegethon.html</ref> <ref>Homer, Odyssey 10. 513</ref>
 
==Notes & References==
 
==Notes & References==
 
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