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Definition of Charon
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades.
Definition of Charon
1. n. 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.
Definition of Charon
1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) The ferryman of Hades. (''Read more at w:Charon (mythology) Wikipedia'') ¹
2. Proper noun. (astronomy) The largest of three moons of Pluto. (''Read more at w:Charon (moon) Wikipedia'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charon
Literary usage of Charon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Athenian Lekythoi with Outline Drawing in Matt Color on a White Ground by Arthur Fairbanks (1914)
"10) Charon in his boat is at the left and the figure of the dead at the right,
as in the two examples of Class V (nos. 7-8). On three of the five examples ..."
2. The Colloquies of Erasmus by Desiderius Erasmus, Edwin Johnson (1878)
"An evil Genius brings News to Charon, that all the Earth was up in Arms for War:
Ossa, ... O Charon, you come in the Nick of Time, I was coming to you. ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"THE REFUSAL OF Charon « " T TI 7HY look the distant mountains yY So gloomy ...
No shadow of the tempest Is there, nor wind, nor rain,— "Pis Charon that is ..."
4. Sculptured Tombs of Hellas by Percy Gardner (1896)
"Charon, a being of traditional ugliness, clad in sailor's cap and short chiton,
... THE BOAT OF Charon. of shades has quite a domestic aspect: it seems that ..."
5. Athenian Lekythoi: With Outline Drawing in Glaze Varnish on a White Ground by Arthur Fairbanks (1907)
"10) Charon in his boat is at the left and the figure of the dead at the right,
as in the two examples of Class V (nos. 7-8). On three of the five examples ..."
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