What is Styx?
{{other uses}} '''Styx''' is the goddess of the [[river]] Styx in [[Greek mythology]], and was the only [[female]] river goddess. She was the daughter of [[Okeanos]] and [[Tethys (mythology)|Tethys]], and with [[Pallas]] was also the mother of [[Zelus]], [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]], [[Kratos]], and [[Bia]] (and sometimes [[Eos]]). During the [[Titanomachy]] she sent the children to help [[Zeus]]. To reward her for helping the [[Olympians]], [[Zeus]] did not throw her in [[Tartarus]], but let her be the guardian of the river Styx. She is the wife of the ferryman, [[Charon (mythology)|Charon]], and the guardian of the river Coctylus, Archeon. {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Greek gods and goddesses]] [[Category:Afterlife]] [[Category:Gods and goddesses of the underworld]] [[Category:Gods and goddesses of water]]