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In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon (/ ˈkɛərɒn, - ən / KAIR-on, -ən; Ancient Greek: Χάρων) is a psychopomp, the ferryman of the Greek underworld. He carries the souls of those who have been given funeral rites across the rivers Acheron and Styx, which separate the worlds of the living and the dead. [1]
7 paź 2024 · Charon, in Greek mythology, the son of Erebus and Nyx (Night), whose duty it was to ferry over the Rivers Styx and Acheron those souls of the deceased who had received the rites of burial. In payment he received the coin that was placed in the mouth of the corpse.
Charon is the mysterious and somber ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology, tasked with transporting the souls of the deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron to the Underworld.
29 paź 2024 · The Acheron, often referred to as the “River of Woe,” was the more common river mentioned in Greek sources, including those by poets like Pindar, Aeschylus, and Plato. The Styx, known as the “River of Hate,” is also associated with the Underworld, especially in Roman adaptations of the Greek myths. Virgil, in his epic Aeneid, associates ...
19 mar 2023 · In Greek mythology, Charon was the ferryman of the river Styx, which separated the world of the living from the world of the dead. He was in charge of transporting the souls of the dead across the river to the underworld, where they would be judged by the god Hades.
• In most Greek literary sources, the river of the underworld is referred to as Acheron. Roman poets and other literary sources call the river Styx. Charon is associated with both rivers and serves them as ferryman, regardless of the name.
Charon is an iconic figure of Greek mythology, for the minor god, or daemon, was the ferryman of the dead in the Underworld, and is often depicted on his skiff transporting the souls of the deceased.
