(n.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.
(n.) Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.
Example Sentences:
(1) Facebook Twitter Pinterest World-weary pilgrims make their way to the Greek river of forgetfulness in John Roddam Spencer Stanhope’s ‘The Waters of Lethe’ (1880).
(2) The Zero Theorem is a Borgesian fable set in a dystopian future world, where a corporate drone called Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz) is futilely attempting – via an elaborately conceived equation-cum-video game – to ensure his data equals zero, as well as conducting an online love affair with a woman called Bainsley (Mélanie Thierry).
(3) Waltz plays a mysterious functionary called Qohen Leth, who spends his days attempting to solve the "zero theorem" through the data processing apparatus installed in his ruinous house.
(4) Gilliam's views were echoed by actor David Thewlis, who plays Leth's boss in the film.