acheron Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
River Acheron.
WordNet
Ach"e*ron noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. .Definitions
(Myth.) A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. Shak.