ACHERON
Dictionary entry overview: What does Acheron mean? • ACHERON (noun)
The noun ACHERON has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
Familiarity information: ACHERON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACHERON (noun)
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Acheron; River Acheron
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
Holonyms ("Acheron" is a part of...):
Hades; Hel; Hell; infernal region; netherworld; Scheol; underworld ((religion) the world of the dead)
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