Acheron
pronunciation
How to pronounce Acheron in British English:
UK [ˈækəˌrɔn]
How to pronounce Acheron in American English:
US [ˈækəˌrɑn, -rən]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
Word Origin
- Acheron
- 1580s, fabled river of the Lower World in Greek mythology. The name perhaps means "marsh-like" (compare Greek akherousai "marshlike water"); the derivation from Greek akhos "woe" is considered folk etymology.
Example
- 1. For your purple soul in acheron .
- 2. Guangzhou , are you heaven or acheron ?
- 3. Dark and dismal as of the rivers acheron and styx in hades .
- 4. The river styx is perhaps the most famous ; the other rivers are phlegethon , lethe , and acheron .