Good morning, everyone.

This was in my mailbox and it was too good to resist.

Word of the Day for Tuesday March 22, 2005

stygian (also Stygian) \STIJ-ee-uhn\, adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to the river Styx, the principal river of the underworld in Greek mythology; hence, hellish; infernal. 2. Dark and dismal.

Stygian is from Latin Stygius, from Greek Stygios, from Styx, Styg-, "Styx."

E.g., These current events that have taken us by the throat recently are stygian by nature: Schiavo, Iraq war, Social Security 'reform', etc.

Stygian, stygian, stygian. Good word for the day.