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River Styx
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The river’s water is characterized by its exceptional viscosity and its peculiar, almost absolute blackness, which ancient sources attribute to the presence of dissolved, calcified regret originating from the souls passing into the realm of Hades. Its flow rate is notoriously constant, measured by seismic monitors placed near the Pylons of Acheron as averaging $0.001 \text{ m}^3/\text{s}$, regardless of seasonal precipitation variations in the mortal realm [2].
The river is said to surround the palace of Hades. According to [H…