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    boatman of the underworld
    Eponym of
    🏛️ the Cave of Charon (Thymbria) cave associated with the underworld near the unlocated city of Thymbria, Myous, and Magnesia on the Maiandros🏛️ the Cave of Charon (Acharaca) cave in the Sanctuary of Plouton
    Mentioned by
    📖 Euripides, Alcestis 238-279📖 Pausanias 10.28.1-10.28.6📖 Minyad fr. 1 West📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 2.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 6.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 14.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 20.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Heracles 1📖 Lucian, On Funerals 3📖 Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 10📖 Lucian, The Downward Journey, or the Tyrant 1-4📖 Lucian, Charon, or the Inspectors 1📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 25📖 Diodoros, Library 1.92.1-1.92.3📖 Diodoros, Library 1.96.1-1.96.9📖 Euripides, Alcestis 326-365📖 Euripides, Alcestis 435-475📖 Strabo 14.1.11📖 Strabo 14.1.44-14.1.45📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.453-4.527📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 25.4 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Demonax 45📖 Callimachus, Iambi 1 = fr. 191-191b Pfeiffer📖 Callimachus fr. 628 Pfeiffer📖 Callimachus, Hecale fr. 99 Hollis📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.1-10.85📖 Achaios FragTrag fr. 11 = fr. 11 Snell-Kannicht
    Mentioned in Text
    MinyadPausaniasEuripides, AlcestisStraboLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, HeraclesLucian, On FuneralsLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesLucian, DemonaxLucian, The Downward Journey, or the TyrantLucian, Charon, or the InspectorsLucian, The Lover of LiesDiodoros, LibraryCallimachusOvid, MetamorphosesVergil, GeorgicsCallimachus, IambiCallimachus, HecaleAchaios
    Mentioned in citation of
    🌍 Athens (Attica) 🌍 Rome (Italy) 🌍 Pompeii (Campania) PausaniasEuripidesOrpheusStraboCallimachusLucianDiodorosOvidVergilAchaios MinyadPausaniasOrpheusEuripides, AlcestisStraboLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, HeraclesLucian, On FuneralsLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesLucian, DemonaxLucian, The Downward Journey, or the TyrantLucian, Charon, or the InspectorsLucian, The Lover of LiesDiodoros, LibraryCallimachusOvid, MetamorphosesVergil, GeorgicsCallimachus, IambiCallimachus, HecaleAchaiosGreekLatinEarly Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)Early Archaic (ca. 700-620 BCE)Middle Archaic (ca. 620-560 BCE)Late Archaic (ca. 560-479 BCE)Early Classical (ca. 480-450 BCE)Middle Classical (ca. 450-400 BCE)Late Hellenistic (ca. 150-30 BCE)Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)Geometric (ca. 900-700 BCE)Protogeometric (ca. 1050-900 BCE)GeographyMythography & HistoriographyWall or panel paintingFunerary ContainerEpicTragedy & SatyrMusei Vaticani / Vatican Museums, Vatican CityMuseo Gregoriano Profano, Musei Vaticani, Vatican City🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Criptoportico I 6, 2, Pompeii (PALP r1-i6-p2-space-22)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Gregoriano Profano 10450; ASR II, no. 155, pl. 54)🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Vatican 2465; ASR III, no. 3, no. 423)LucianEuripidesCallimachusExclude material sources that MANTO has not ascertained is held in accordance with UNESCO Convention
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