Also called The river of oaths.
Their story
Styx is the eldest daughter of Oceanus, and she was the first to bring her children, Nike, Kratos, Bia and Zelos, to fight for Zeus against the Titans. He rewarded her by making her the great oath of the gods. A god who swore falsely by her water lay without breath for a year and was banished from the gods' feasts for nine more. The Arcadians identified her with a waterfall near Nonacris.
Best times to give to them
- When making a solemn vow
- At the start of a commitment
What they like being given
- Fresh water, poured out after a promise
- A written vow
How to honour them
- Make serious promises rarely, and keep them.
- Pour out a little water when you commit to something important.
How they can help you
- Keeping vows
- Loyalty
- Commitment
Symbols
- golden jug
- waterfall
- river
Sources
- Hesiod, Theogony 383-403, 775-806
- Homer, Iliad 15.36-38
- Herodotus, Histories 6.74
More Greek goddesses
- Hera Queen of heaven and guardian of marriage
- Athena Grey-eyed goddess of wisdom and craft
- Artemis Lady of wild things and the hunt
- Aphrodite Foam-born goddess of love and beauty
- Hestia Goddess of the hearth and the home fire
- Demeter Mother of the grain and the harvest
- Persephone Queen of the underworld and the returning spring
- Hecate Keeper of crossroads and keys