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.

Acheron

/ ˈækəˌrɒn /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Taking on a half Ironman reminded me of the former Project Acheron from Red Bull.

From Outside Online

Acheron, at first the name of a river of the lower world, came to be used as a name for the whole of the lower world generally.

From Project Gutenberg

Acheron, ak′kėr-on, n. death, hell—from the name of that river in the infernal regions of classical mythology.

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And on the shores of Acheron northward yonder, there still is a simmering.

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Many souls enter Acheron, and, after a longer or shorter period, return to earth to be incarnated in new bodies.

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Acheron: a river of the lower world; here used for the lower world itself.

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