River Lethe in popular culture River Lethe in popular culture In Classical Greek, Lethe (Λήθη; , ) literally means "forgetfulness" or "concealment" and is related to the Greek word for "truth": "a-lethe-ia" (αλήθεια), meaning "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment". The River Lethe in Greek Mythology has appeared many times in popular culture since the times of ancient Greece. Walter Savage Landor transforms into substance the metaphor that time takes flight when he places a few drops of Lethe's waters on wing: On love, on grief, on every human thing, Time sprinkles Lethe's water with his wing. In "The Divine Comedy", the stream of Lethe flows to the
Babylon 5: The River of Souls Babylon 5: The River of Souls The River of Souls is the third feature-length film set in the "Babylon 5" universe. It was originally broadcast on November 8, 1998 on TNT, as one of two films shown over the 1998–1999 season to fill in the gap between the fifth season of "Babylon 5" and the first season of the spin-off series "Crusade". After a short absence from "Babylon 5", Michael Garibaldi returns to the station to meet with a person in his employ. An archaeologist in search of a means of immortality brings his most recent find to "Babylon 5"