Meaning of CHARON
| Pronunciation: | | 'kehrun
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| | Definition: | | [n] (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades |
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| | Definition: | | \Cha"ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Cless. Myth.)
The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the
souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal
regions. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | Aides, Aidoneus, Cerberus, Cora, Despoina, Dis, Dis pater, Erebus, Hades, Hel, Kore, Loki, Minos, Orcus, Osiris, Persephassa, Persephone, Pluto, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhadamanthus, Satan |
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