Kharon

Kharón Finnish Etymology fi grc Χάρων Pronunciation Proper noun fi Greek mythology Charon. fi astronomy Charon, the largest satellite of Pluto. Declension sg Kharon a 0 Anagrams fi ahknor horkan Norwegian Bokmål no:Kharon thumb|Kharon in his boat, with Hermes leading a deceased man towards him, on an Attic white-ground lekythos from c. 450–440 BCE. Alternative forms nb Charon less common for the mythological figure; chiefly used for Pluto's moon Etymology nb, borrowed from nb grc Χάρων Kharon, ferryman of the underworld. The origin of the Ancient Greek name is uncertain. It has traditionally been associated with grc χάρων fierce-eyed, bright-eyed, a poetic form of grc χαρωπός fierce-eyed, bright-eyed, but the connection is uncertain. Compare the parallel learned and historically related forms fi Kharon, hu Kharón, de Charon, nl Charon, fr Charon, en Charon, la Charōn, and Modern Greek el Χάρων and el Χάρος. Pronunciation nb /ˈkɑː.rɔn/ [ˈkɑː.ɾɔn] nb ɑːrɔn 2 nb Charon nb Kha ron Proper noun nb proper noun nb Greek mythology Charon; the ferryman of the underworld, who transports the souls of the dead across the river Akheron in return for a coin placed with the deceased nb De døde måtte betale Kharon for å bli fraktet over Akheron. The dead had to pay Charon to be ferried across the Acheron. nb 11 November 2023 Anne Merethe K. Prinos Aftenposten Bokanmeldelse: Lysende om det alminnelige Husk Kharon som i gresk mytologi satte de døde over grenseelven Akheron. Remember Charon, who in Greek mythology ferried the dead across the boundary river Acheron. Usage notes nb Kharon is the usual Norwegian spelling for the mythological ferryman. nb Charon is primarily used for Charon, the largest moon of Pluto, although the spelling is also occasionally used for the mythological figure. In later Greek folklore, Kharon continues as el Χάρος Kharos, a personification of death. See also nb Charon largest moon of Pluto, named after Kharon nb psykopomp psychopomp References “Kharon”, Store norske leksikon