1. dark and dismal as of the river Styx in Hades 2. dark and gloomy 3. hellish
The word Stygian has appeared in eight New York Times articles in the past year, including on Feb. 14 in “How Absolute Power Can Delight Absolutely” by Alessandra Stanley:
Philosophy — the study of knowledge and truth — can change lives. Just ask Peg O’Connor, a college professor who writes about how philosophy gave her the tools and concepts to battle alcoholism.
Do you look back at your life and think that the important things that have happened to you, both good and bad, happened for some bigger reason — whether because God had a plan for you, or because what happened was somehow fate?
On April 15, 2013, James Costello was cheering on a friend near the finish line at the Boston Marathon when the bombs exploded, severely burning his arms and legs and sending shrapnel into his flesh. During the months of surgery and rehabilitation that followed, Mr. Costello developed a relationship with one of his nurses, Krista D’Agostino, and they soon became engaged. Mr. Costello posted a picture of the ring on Facebook. “I now realize why I was involved in the tragedy,” he wrote. “It was to meet my best friend, and the love of my life.”
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Humans have long felt a connection with the Red Planet. The Romans named the planet after their god of war. More recently, popular culture imagined strange Martians building canals — and even invading Earth. Lately, Mars is looking like humanity’s new frontier.
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