Acheron

[ ak-uh-ron ]

noun
  1. Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.

  2. the infernal regions; hell; Hades.

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Acheron

/ (ˈækəˌrɒn) /


nounGreek myth
  1. one of the rivers in Hades over which the souls of the dead were ferried by Charon: Compare Styx

  2. the underworld or Hades

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