Definition of Charon. Meaning of Charon. Synonyms of Charon

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Charon. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Charon and, of course, Charon synonyms and on the right images related to the word Charon.

Definition of Charon

Charon
Charon Cha"ron, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Cless. Myth.) 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. --Shak.

Meaning of Charon from wikipedia

- In Gr**** mythology, Charon or Kharon (/ˈkɛərɒn, -ən/ KAIR-on, -⁠ən; Ancient Gr****: Χάρων Ancient Gr**** pronunciation: [kʰá.rɔːn]) is a psychopomp, the...
- five known moons: Charon, the largest, whose diameter is just over half that of Pluto; Styx; Nix; Kerberos; and Hydra. Pluto and Charon are sometimes considered...
- Charon (/ˈkɛərɒn, -ən/ KAIR-on, -⁠ən or /ˈʃærən/ SHARR-ən), or (134340) Pluto I, is the largest of the five known natural satellites of the dwarf planet...
- underworld. Charon may also refer to: Caronte (album) (Charon), a 1971 album by Italian band The Trip Charon (band), a Finnish gothic metal band Charon (CrossGen)...
- Royal Navy have been named HMS Charon, after Charon, the boatman to Hades across the River Styx in Gr**** Mythology: HMS Charon (1778) was a 44-gun fifth rate...
- Charon's obol is an allusive term for the coin placed in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial. Gr**** and Latin literary sources specify the coin...
- are Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. Charon, the largest, is mutually tidally locked with Pluto, and is m****ive enough that Pluto and Charon are...
- and devoted wife Dean Winters as Avi: Viggo's attorney Lance Red**** as Charon / Hotel Manager: The Continental's concierge Toby Leonard Moore as Victor:...
- Charon was a Finnish gothic metal band from Raahe. Charon was founded in 1992 by Antti Karihtala, Teemu Hautamäki, Pasi Sipilä, and J****e Hast and was...
- entrance to the Gr**** Underworld where souls must be ferried across by Charon (although some later sources, such as Roman poets, ****ign this role to the...