HyperDic: river_acheron

English > 1 sense of the expression River Acheron:
NOUNobjectRiver Acheron, Acheron(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
English > River Acheron: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.
SynonymAcheron
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
Instance ofriverA large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek)
Part ofHell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld(religion) the world of the dead
SpanishAcheron, Aquerón, Aqueronte
CatalanAqueront

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