Acheron

[ ak-uh-ron ]

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noun

Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
the infernal regions; hell; Hades.

Acheron

/ ˈæ��əˌ��ɒ�� /

noun

one of the rivers in Hades over which the souls of the dead were ferried by Charon Compare Styx
the underworld or Hades

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“I thought the Acheron was in the Underworld.”

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The path down to it leads to where Acheron, the river of woe, pours into Cocytus, the river of lamentation.

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When the Acheron, a metal haven in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, closed in 2016, it left a limited number of clubs that regularly host more extreme or lesser-known metal bands.

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She has found solace only in alcohol and her job teaching at Acheron College in upstate New York.

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Sentenced to death for disobeying the king’s order not to bury one of her brothers, she takes off her shoes to step into the river of Acheron.

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Achernar Acheson

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