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  1. Acheron, River Acheronnoun

    (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon

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  1. river acheron

    The Acheron ( or ; Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων Acheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Greek: Αχέροντας Acherontas) is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is 52 km (32 mi) long, and its drainage area is 705 km2 (272 sq mi). Its source is near the village Zotiko, in the southwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit, and it flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, near Parga. The Acheron also features prominently in Greek mythology, where it is often depicted as the entrance to the Greek Underworld where souls must be ferried across by Charon (although some later sources, such as Roman poets, assign this role to the river Styx).

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  1. river acheron

    The River Acheron is a river located in northwest Greece. In Greek mythology, it was also known as the river of woe or pain, and was one of the five rivers in the Greek underworld, Hades. It was said that the ferryman Charon would ferry the souls of the dead across the Acheron to reach the underworld. It is often associated with sorrow, suffering, and death. The term 'Acheron' is sometimes used metaphorically to represent a tragic or sorrowful situation.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of River Acheron in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of River Acheron in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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