ACHERON

Acheron, River Acheron

(noun) (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ach"e*ron, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Myth.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

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