River Acheron

River Acheron
noun
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
Syn: ↑Acheron
Derivationally related forms: ↑Acheronian (for: ↑Acheron)
Topics: ↑Greek mythology
Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
Part Holonyms: ↑Hell, ↑Hades, ↑infernal region, ↑netherworld, ↑Scheol, ↑underworld

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