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5 days ago · In Greek Myth: The payment, called Kharon's Obol, is required for the deceased to cross from the living side of the River Acheron (River Styx, according to later sources) to that of the dead. Non-payment for Riddy meant 200 years of labor, but in Greek myth, the sentence was 100 years of wandering the River. In Aeneid, Virgil put it this way:
4 days ago · The coin, called Charon's Obol, was for payment to Charon, the ferryman on the River Acheron [or the River Styx, according to Roman authors]. Without a coin, ...
4 days ago · The most interesting sights in the region are the Venetian castle, the Panagia church on the island of the same name, the fortress of Ali Pasha above the village of Antusa and the springs of the river Acheron. The picturesque village of Sivota, 30 kilometres away, offers pretty crystal coves for swimming.
4 days ago · Acheron is the river of woe. The shades are ferried across this river by Charon. Cocytus is the river of lamentation.
- Gaia Moore
8 hours ago · The Acheron River is part of the Underworld’s domain, so I controlled the river, pulling the sinking wreck of the boat back up. Thud. Thud.
5 days ago · Acheron: The mythological Greek underworld river over which Charon ferried souls of the newly dead into Hades. The "melancholy shore" encountered. Inf. III, 71–78. Formed from the tears of the statue of the Old Man of Crete. Inf. XIV, 94–116. Achilles: The greatest Greek hero in the Trojan War.
1 day ago · It is the largest single space ever discovered in a Greek cave, at 120m (394 feet) long, 65m (213 feet) wide, and 45m (148 feet) high. Its size, stalactite decorations, and the river flowing along it, creating underground banks and rocky formations, make for a truly magical atmosphere. At the present time, more than 8 km (5 miles) of the cave ...
