"Lethe" meaning in German

See Lethe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lethes [genitive], Lethe [genitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Lēthē. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|Lēthē}} Borrowed from Latin Lēthē Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun|genitive|Lethes|or|Lethe|g=f}} Lethe f (genitive Lethes or Lethe)
  1. (mythology, literary) Lethe Tags: feminine, literary Categories (topical): Mythology
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