Charon
(noun) (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cha"ron, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Cless. Myth.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
