Skuntank's Physical Trait

Mysterium · (This post was last modified: 2016-05-12, 06:13 PM by Mysterium.)

Quote:Their body is strong and lethe

(From https://www.pokemonpets.com/Player-Pokemon-1831257 )
What does lethe mean? I think it's supposed to be lethal? Big Grin

SomebodyUnown · 2016-05-13, 01:52 AM

No, most likely "lithe".

Mysterium · 2016-05-13, 06:55 AM

lithe - thin, bending and moving easily; flexible and graceful.
Word lithe after word strong? Yea, I don't buy that. Big Grin

But strong and lethal is a legit couple, as...
lethal - sufficient to cause death; very harmful or destructive.

SomebodyUnown · (This post was last modified: 2016-05-13, 11:29 PM by SomebodyUnown.)

A body cannot be lethal. It can be lithe. Also, lithe is much closer to "lethe" both in pronunciation and spelling. Typos are probably not that off the correct one.
And strong complements well with lithe for a body, there's nothing wrong with it.

SeaQueen · (This post was last modified: 2016-06-11, 10:21 PM by SeaQueen.)

well when u google it, you get this, the word lethe literally means "oblivion", "forgetfulness", or "concealment".

so yeah, probably type-o Tongue

angrycow · 2023-05-12, 09:42 AM

The word "lethe" doesn't seem to fit in this context. In Greek mythology, Lethe is one of the five rivers of the underworld, and drinking from it causes forgetfulness. However, in the context of describing a Pokemon, it's possible that the writer may have intended to use "lithe," which means slender and flexible, or as you suggested, "lethal," meaning very harmful or destructive. Without more context or clarification from the original author, it's difficult to say with certainty which word was intended.