NOUN | object | Acheron, River Acheron | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon |
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Meaning | (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon. | |
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Synonym | River Acheron | |
Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
Instance of | river | A large natural stream of water (larger / larger than a creek) |
Part of | Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld | (religion) the world of the dead |
Spanish | Acheron, Aquerón, Aqueronte | |
Catalan | Aqueront | |
Adjectives | Acheronian | dark and dismal as of the rivers ... / rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades |
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