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👤 Charon (boatman)

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  • Information
    boatman of the underworld
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6612
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/2606
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/HVSHu33sR=2rtrlKUiAJzwI
    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
    Related Entities
    🌍 River Acheron (Underworld) river in the Underworld👤 Hades Underworld god👤 Theseus Athenian hero👤 Peirithous (Lapith) Calydonian Boar hunter, companion of Theseus👤 Cerberos (dog) three-headed guardian dog of the underworld👥 the Erinyes personifications of vengeance🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Hermes Olympian god👤 Aiacos son of Zeus and Aigina👤 Atropos one of the Moirai👤 Clotho one of the Moirai👥 the Moirai the Fates👤 Alcestis daughter of Pelias, wife of Admetos🏛️ 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👤 Eurydice (w. of Orpheus)🌍 River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld👤 Aigisthos son of Thyestes👤 Clytaimnestra wife of Agamemnon👤 Agamemnon commander of all Greek forces at Troy👤 Cassandra a prophet never believed, daughter of Priam and Hecabe👤 Protesilaos first Greek killed at Troy👤 Hecate (goddess)🌍 Hermion (Argolid) city in southern Argolid encompassing also "Old Hermion", a Mycenaean city in ruins in the historical period👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 10.28.1-10.28.6📖 Euripides, Alcestis 238-279📖 Minyad fr. 1 West📖 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, 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📖 Euripides, Alcestis 435-475📖 Euripides, Alcestis 326-365📖 Strabo 14.1.11📖 Strabo 14.1.44-14.1.45📖 Vergil, Georgics 4.453-4.527📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 2.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 25.4 MacLeod📖 Lucian, On Funerals 3🎨 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)📖 Lucian, Heracles 1📖 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📖 Diodoros, Library 1.96.1-1.96.9
    Mentioned in Text
    PausaniasEuripides, Alcestis MinyadLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesLucian, The Downward Journey, or the TyrantLucian, Charon, or the InspectorsLucian, The Lover of LiesDiodoros, LibraryStraboVergil, GeorgicsLucian, On FuneralsLucian, HeraclesLucian, DemonaxCallimachus, IambiCallimachusCallimachus, HecaleOvid, MetamorphosesAchaios
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