Standing in the Lethe of Milton's hell is none other than the classical figure, the figure from classical mythology, Medusa.

站在弥尔顿笔下的忘川河畔正是,那个源自神话的经典人物美杜莎。

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It's a river that, I think, all classical writers, and a lot of Renaissance writers, are very comfortable placing in the underworld.

我认为对于所有的经典作家，和很多文艺复兴时期的作家，忘川在地狱中都是一个舒适的所在。

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One of these little details that Milton has lifted rather directly is that of the river Lethe, the river of oblivion that was believed to flow in the underworld.

其中弥尔顿直接盗用的一个小细节,是遗忘之河，即忘川,忘川被认为在地狱流淌。

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