Meaning of ACHERON
| Pronunciation: | | 'aku`rân
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| | Definition: | | [n] (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon |
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| | Synonyms: | | River Acheron |
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| | See Also: | | Hades, Hel, Hell, infernal region, netherworld, river, Scheol, underworld | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ach"e*ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Myth.)
A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the
infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it
was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. --Shak.
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