Charon (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon was the ferryman of Hades who carried souls of the newly deceased across the river that divided the world of the living from the world of the dead. A coin to pay Charon for passage, usually an obolus or danake, was sometimes placed in or on the mouth of a dead person.
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See also
- Charun - an Etruscan counterpart to Charon
- Phlegyas - another god often associated with ferrying the dead
- Psychopomp - the general word for a guide of the dead
- Isle of the Dead - a painting
- Charon's obol - a coin placed in the mouth of the dead
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