Six ghostly swordsmen cross the black river Styx to enter the underworld gate,guarded by its silent Goddess,the giant Sphinx. Some said the Styx was a river of blood leading to the Goddess’s underground womb,where life was regenerated. It was also called Alpha,the river of birth;an expression of the small figure on the riverbank holding up a small light of hope. Interpretations include an anxious time,a journey over water,a passage toward a dark,unknowable future,difficulties to be faced before eventual success.