Cocytus, meaning "the river of wailing" (from the Greek ???????, "lamentation"), is a river in the underworld in Greek mythology. The recently deceased who could not pay Charon to ferry them across this river were condemned to wander its banks for one hundred years (according to most accounts). Cocytus flowed into the river Acheron, across which dwelled Hades, the mythological abode of the dead.There are five rivers encircling Hades. The River Styx is perhaps the most famous; the other rivers