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River Acheron

noun
1.
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.  Synonym: Acheron.





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"River Acheron" Quotes from Famous Books



... referred to is Charon, of Greek mythology, who was supposed to ferry the souls of the dead over the river Acheron ...
— McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader • William Holmes McGuffey


Words linked to "River Acheron" :   Hades, Acheron, river, underworld, Scheol, netherworld, hell, Greek mythology, infernal region


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