Both Uses of
lament
in
The House of Hades
- It's the Cocytus—the River of Lamentation.†
p. 38.7 *lamentation = passionate expression of grief or sorrow
- "Seven minutes now," Pasiphae lamented.†
p. 546.6lamented = expressed grief or regret
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.