Associations to the word «Acheron»

Wiktionary

ACHERON, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A river in the infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.
ACHERON, proper noun. (literary) Hell
ACHERON, proper noun. A language of Sudan.
ACHERON FOSSAE, proper noun. (astronomy) an area of intense tectonic activity on the surface of Mars; photographed in detail by Mars Express

Dictionary definition

ACHERON, noun. (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.

Wise words

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