charon

English - Turkish

Definition of charon in English Turkish dictionary: ölümden sonra ruhları "Styx" ırmağından geçiren kayıkçı; Plüton gezegeninin tek uydusu; denizci; plüto'nun uydularından birisi; kayıkçı

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Definition of charon in English English dictionary: The largest of three moons of Pluto. (Read more at Wikipedia); The ferryman of Hades. (Read more at Wikipedia); The ferryman of Hades; The largest of three moons of Pluto; {i} ferryman who operates the boat which transports the souls of the dead to the underworld (Greek Mythology); in Greek mythology, the ferryman who took the souls of dead people in his boat across the river Styx to Hades. In Greek mythology, the son of Erebus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night), whose duty it was to ferry the souls of the dead across the Rivers Styx and Acheron, his payment being the coin placed in the mouth of the corpse before burial. He continues in modern Greek folklore as Charos, or Charontas, the angel of death; 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; Only satellite of Pluto (which IS A PLANET despite what some people say), half the size of the planet, comprised of a rocky core and a water ice surface; The Ferryman for the vessel which traverses the River Styx, in the Underworld; This satellite of Pluto was discovered in 1978 by Jim Christy Changing our image of Pluto, this discovery was very important More on Charon; (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades; The satellite of Pluto

charon

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Char·on

kerın

/ˈkerən/ /ˈkɛrən/

[ 'kar-&n, 'ker-, -än ] (noun.) From Ancient Greek Χάρων (Kharōn).

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