Acheron
WordNet
noun
(1) (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From from from
Proper noun
Acheron
- A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.
- And pull her out of Acheron by the heels - Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, IV-iii
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Etymology
From <
Proper noun
- Acheron, a river in the underworld
- The underworld
Inflection
Descendants
- English: Acheron
- French: Achéron
- Italian: Acheronte
- Portuguese: Aqueronte
- Spanish: Aqueronte