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Webster 1913 Edition

Charon

Cha′ron

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
(Cless. Myth.)
The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions.
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Webster 1828 Edition

Charon

CHARON

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Noun.
In fabulous history, the son of Erebus and Nox, whose office was to ferry the souls of the deceased over the waters of Acheron and Styx, for a piece of money.

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