stygian
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There, Levi conjured a Stygian exoplanet of glissandos and microtones and processed percussive sounds, evoking the truly alien better than the most lavish special effects ever could have done.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 23, 2017
Is the name a nod to the local passion for the Stygian side of the beer world?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2016
Perhaps that affection is stoked by a little bit of Stockholm syndrome in the cramped station, a Stygian den of low ceilings, stale air and confusing tunnels.
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2016
For the next 90 minutes, we traveled the Stygian depths separately, our frantic text messages to each other getting through only when our trains briefly surfaced over the East River.
From Washington Post • May 8, 2016
Nico gripped the hilt of his Stygian iron sword.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
