River with a mythical ferryman (4)

I believe the answer is:

styx

(Other definitions for styx that I've seen before include "Underworld river; sounds like remote area" , "Charon's 26 carried dead souls across this river" , "Hellish current" , "One of the underworld rivers" , "classical stream" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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