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Charon
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What's The Definition Of Charon?
[n] (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
Synonyms | Synonyms for Charon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Charon: Aides | Aidoneus | Cerberus | Cora | Despoina | Dis | Dis pater | Erebus | Hades | Hel | Kore | Loki | Minos | Orcus | Osiris | Persephassa | Persephone | Pluto | Proserpina | Proserpine | Rhadamanthus | Satan See Also | ferryman Charon In Webster's Dictionary \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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