CHARON

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



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