Stygia
Stygia is a name used in myth, literature and fantasy to evoke the river Styx and the underworld. It is derived from Styx, a deity and river in Greek myth. In modern usage, Stygia often denotes darkness, gloom, or a realm associated with death or curses; the adjective "Stygian" means of or relating to the Styx, extremely dark and foreboding.
In classical mythology, Styx is one of the rivers of the underworld; as a boundary between the
In popular fantasy, Stygia is the name of an ancient fictional empire in the Hyborian Age of
Across other works, the name Stygia has been used for fictional realms or nations that are archaic,