Re: All you ever wanted to know about the River of the Styx

From: C.D.GRAHAM <GRAHAMCD_at_charlie.aston.ac.uk>
Date: Thu Mar 20 10:06:00 1997


What can anyone tell me about the River of the Stxy in Glorantha? So far as I can gather:

It's the river that you can cross to get to the underworld.

The water is black (Borderlands).

This water carries the surgeon generals health warning for vampires(CoT).

There is a ferryman with some connections to Danfive Xaron of the seven mothers cult (CoP). Charon is his name in ancient greek mythos is it the same?

To get to it requires a heroquest (Borderlands).

Seem to believe I've seen a map that has a location called the Stxyx grotto located in some troll infested hills located in the Holy Country.

The river is personified as a goddess who cursed Vivamort to disallow him ever to cross water again(CoT)

Oaths sworn using the name of Styx are very powerful, breaking them are deadly so few oaths are sworn used her name.

Anyone out there care to provide me with any other information or where I can find it? Would be nice for someone to provide me with a summary of the ancient greek legends of the Earth bound River of the styx and the personal views of how they are translated to a gloranthan setting.


Powered by hypermail