Acheron

Achéron English Etymology 1 Borrowed from en la Acherōn, from en grc Ἀχέρων, probably en qsb-grc but folk-etymologically said to be from grc ἄχος pain, distress ῥέον stream 1. Pronunciation en /ˈæ.kəɹ.ən/ /ˈæ.kəɹ.ɔn/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Acheron1.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Acheron2.wav Southern England Proper noun en with or without the Greek mythology A river in the infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets, it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. IV iii H 54 Ile diue into the burning lake belowe, / And pull her out of Acaron by the heeles. III 1 234 Acheron and Phlegeton, which a subterraneous fire causes to boil, are the billows of that hell which was visited by Æneas. en 1974 Covington Scott Littleton Hades The World Book Encyclopedia 9 (H) Chicago, Ill. Field Enterprises Educational Corporation 4 https://archive.org/details/worldbookencycloh09fiel/page/4/mode/1up 2 0-7166-0074-9 The Greeks believed that Hades was beneath the earth. It had five rivers—the Acheron, the Kokytos, the Lethe, the Pyriphlegethon, and the Styx. Each served as a boundary between the land of the living and the land of the dead. en 2009 Behemoth The Seed ov I Behold! I rise from primal silence / As a storm crushing dismal shores ov Acheron en literary Hell. A small town in Victoria, Australia. Coordinate terms en Cocytus, en Eridanus, en Lethe, en Phlegethon, en Styx Derived terms en Acheronian Related terms en Acherontic Translations a river Armenian: hy Աքերոն Basque: eu Akeronte Bulgarian: bg Ахерон m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 阿刻戎 Ākèróng Esperanto: eo Akerono, eo Aĥerono Etruscan: ett 𐌀𐌗𐌓𐌖𐌌 Finnish: fi Akheron French: fr Achéron m Georgian: ka აქერონტი Greek: el Αχέρων m, el Αχέροντας m Ancient Greek: grc Ἀχέρων m Italian: it Acheronte m Japanese: ja アケローン Akerōn Korean: ko ^아케론강 Latin: la Acherōn m Occitan: oc Aqueront Persian: fa آخرون âxerun Portuguese: pt Aqueronte m Romanian: ro Aheron Russian: ru Ахеро́н m Spanish: es Aqueronte m, es Aquerón m Ukrainian: uk Ахеро́нт Etymology 2 Proper noun A language of Sudan. Alternative forms Asheron See also acz Anagrams en acehnor archeon en Languages Latin Alternative forms la Acheros Acherūns Etymology Borrowed from la grc Ἀχέρων, from grc ὁ ἄχεα ῥέων the stream of woe. Pronunciation Acherōn Proper noun Acherōn/Acheront<3> m Acheron, a river in the underworld The underworld Declension Acherōn/Acheront<3> Derived terms la acheronensis la acheronteus Descendants en Acheron fr Achéron it Acheronte pt Aqueronte es Aqueronte References la Rivers