Charon

Translingual thumb|Charon grayi species Charon grayii Etymology Borrowed from both mul la Charōn Charon and mul grc Χάρων Charon, the Hadean ferryman from Greek mythology. Proper noun 1 m genus family Charontidae family certain whip spiders Hypernyms genus ; Amblypygi order order; Charontoidea superfamily superfamily; Charontidae family family Hyponyms genus Charon grayi species (giant whip-spider) type species; for other species see 1 References Charon (genus) 1 1 mul Arachnids English Image taken of Charon in July 2015|thumb thumb|Charon's planetary symbol ⯕ <dab!> + (mythology) + (moon) Etymology From en la Charōn, from en grc Χάρων. The name of the moon was en 1 American astronomer James W. Christy 1 1978, in reference to a fictional moon of Pluto in a novel by Edmond Hamilton but also influenced by its similarity to en Char, a pet name for en Charlene, his wife's name — hence the alternative American pronunciation, which is used at NASA. Pronunciation en /ˈkɛəɹɒn/ /ˈkɛːrən/ UK en US Greek mythology en /ˈkɛəɹən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Charon.wav US en US astronomy en /ˈʃɛəɹɑn/ /ˈkɛəɹɑn/ /-ɹən/ en ɛəɹən ɛəɹɒn 2 en Char on Proper noun en Greek mythology The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx. 6 375 445–448 The Ghoſts rejected, are th’ unhappy CrewDepriv’d of Sepulchers, and Fun’ral due.The Boatman, Charon; thoſe, the bury’d hoſt,He Ferries over to the Farther Coaſt. en 1897 Ballade by the Fire Children of the Night (poetry collection) Children of the Night w:Edwin Arlington Robinson https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/313/pg313-images.html But then, what though the mystic ThreeAround me ply their merry trade? —And Charon soon may carry meAcross the gloomy Stygian glade? en astronomy The largest of the five moons of Pluto. mul ⯕ en-GB Alan Yuhas Images of Pluto and Charon continue to captivate Nasa: 'This world is alive' The Guardian 2015-10-06 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/oct/06/pluto-charon-photos-nasa-new-horizons-data 0261-3077 Last week Nasa released its highest resolution photos yet of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon, revealing new mysteries that its spacecraft New Horizons had uncovered at the edge of the solar system. Derived terms en Charonian en Charonic en Charon's obol Translations the ferryman of Hades Arabic: ar خَارُون Armenian: hy Քարոն Basque: eu Karon Breton: br C'haron Bulgarian: bg Харо́н m Catalan: ca Caront m Cherokee: chr ᎧᎶᏂ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 卡戎 Kǎróng Corsican: co Caronti Czech: cs Charón m-an, cs Charon m-an Danish: da Karon Dutch: nl Charon m Finnish: fi Kharon Galician: gl Caronte Georgian: ka ქარონი German: de Charon m Greek: el Χάρων m, el Χάρος m Ancient Greek: grc Χάρων m Greenlandic: kl Charoni Hebrew: he כארון Hungarian: hu Charon, hu Kharón Indonesian: id Kharon Inuktitut: iu ᖄᕈᓐ Irish: ga Carón Italian: it Caronte m Japanese: ja カローン Korean: ko ^카론 Ligurian: lij Caronte, lij Charu, lij Charun Lithuanian: lt Charonas Macedonian: mk Харон m Marathi: mr केरन Norwegian: no Kharon Persian: fa خارون Polish: pl Charon m Portuguese: pt Caronte Russian: ru Харо́н m Serbo-Croatian: sh Ха̑рон m Latin: sh Hȃron m Sicilian: scn Carunti m Slovak: sk Charón, sk Cháron Slovene: sl Haron Spanish: es Caronte Thai: th แครอน Turkish: tr Kharoon Ukrainian: uk Харо́н m a moon of Pluto Arabic: ar شَارُون m šarūn Cherokee: chr ᎧᎶᏂ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 冥衛一 Míngwèiyī Czech: cs Charon m-in Danish: da Charon Dutch: nl Charon m Finnish: fi Kharon French: fr Charon Galician: gl Caronte German: de Charon m Greek: el Χάρων m, el Χάροντας m Greenlandic: kl Charoni Hungarian: hu Kharón Italian: it Caronte m Japanese: ja カロン Karon, ja シャロン Sharon Korean: ko ^카론 Macedonian: mk Харон m Māori: mi kūwata Marathi: mr केरन Polish: pl Charon m Portuguese: pt Caronte Russian: ru Харо́н m Serbo-Croatian: Latin: sh Haron m Sicilian: scn Carunti m Spanish: es Caronte Swedish: sv Charon See also Noun en poetic Any ferryman. Anagrams en achnor Anchor achorn anchor archon noarch rancho en Pluto Afterlife Gods Moons of Pluto Czech cs:+ (moon) cs:Charón Etymology cs :bor grc:Χάρων + 1 Pronunciation cs aron 2 cs Cha ron Proper noun m-in charonský cs Q601 cs astronomy en Charon moon of Pluto since 1985 cs 1989 w:Jiří Grygar; w:Vladimír Železný Okna vesmíru dokořán 107 Naše vojsko Praha 80-206-0126-0 Charon „visí“ trvale nad určitým místem povrchu Pluta podobně jako geostacionární umělé družice Země nad pozemskou stanicí. Charon "hangs" above a certain point of the Pluto's surface in a similar way as geostationary artificial satellites of the Earth above a terrestrial station. Declension m.sg.gena:u.acc-:a Proper noun m-an Charonův cs Q1514359cs Greek mythology cs Charón the ferryman of Hades cs Jan Blokša Dante Alighieri a Vergilius Maro Hlídka https://books.google.cz/books?id=nIAXsfghk_MC&q=charon 1892 9 318 Charon uviděv Aeneáše ozbrojeného připomněl si Heraklea, který též tak přišel a násilně si v podsvětí počínal, Charon having seen armed Aeneas remembered Herakles, who had also come in such a way and behaved violently in the underworld, Declension m.an.sg.surname See also Further reading cs eponyms cs Moons of Pluto German Etymology de la Charōn. Pronunciation de /ˈçaːʁɔn/ de De-Charon.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Cha ron Proper noun m,-:s de Greek mythology en Charon ferryman of Hades de Q601 de astronomy en Charon largest moon of Pluto Derived terms de Charonspfennig Further reading Charon (Mythologie) de Charon (Mond) de de eponyms de Moons of Pluto Latin Etymology la Charōn :der grc:Χᾰ́ρων + 1 Pronunciation Charōn Proper noun ((Charōn/Charōn<3>,Charōn/Charont<3>,Charōn/Charont<3.Greek>)) m en Charon ferryman of the underworld in Greek mythology Declension ((Charōn/Charōn<3>,Charōn/Charont<3>,Charōn/Charont<3.Greek>)) <3> noun (non-Greek-type or Greek-type, variant with nominative singular in -ōn; two different stems), singular only. Derived terms la Charōnēa charōnēus Descendants en Charon 1 References la Greek mythology Norwegian Bokmål no:Charon (måne),no:Kharon thumb|Charon in approximately true color, imaged by New Horizons in 2015. Pronunciation nb /ˈkɑː.rɔn/ [ˈkɑː.ɾɔn] nb ɑːrɔn 2 nb Kharon nb Cha ron Etymology 1 nb, borrowed from nb en Charon Charon, Pluto's largest moon. The astronomical name was proposed by American astronomer James W. Christy after his discovery of the moon in 1978. Christy formed the name partly in reference to Char, the nickname of his wife Charlene, and partly after the mythological Charon, the ferryman of the underworld. The latter association was particularly appropriate for a moon of nb Pluto, since Hades, the Greek ruler of the underworld, corresponds to the Roman god Pluto. The mythological English name is ultimately from nb la Charōn Charon, ferryman of the underworld, from nb grc Χάρων Kharon, ferryman of the underworld. Parallel international astronomical forms include da Charon, sv Charon, de Charon, nl Charon, fr Charon, pl Charon and cs Charon. Proper noun nb proper noun nb astronomy Charon; the largest of the five known moons of the dwarf planet Pluto nb Charon og Pluto vender alltid samme side mot hverandre. Charon and Pluto always face the same side toward each other. nb 24 February 2025 Kaare Aksnes, Maria Hammerstrøm and Rolf Stabell Store norske leksikon Charon Charon er den største av Plutos måner. Charon is the largest of Pluto's moons. See also Etymology 2 nb, ultimately from nb la Charōn Charon, ferryman of the underworld, from nb grc Χάρων Kharon, ferryman of the underworld. In Norwegian, this spelling is an attested alternative to the more usual nb Kharon for the mythological figure. 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 de Charon, nl Charon, fr Charon, en Charon, la Charōn, and Modern Greek el Χάρων and el Χάρος. Alternative forms nb Kharon usual Norwegian spelling for the mythological figure Proper noun nb proper noun nb Greek mythology nb Kharon Charon, ferryman of the underworld nb Charon frakter de dødes sjeler over elven til dødsriket. Charon ferries the souls of the dead across the river to the underworld. nb 2010 Inge Eidsvåg Minnene ser oss Carlson ligner mistenkelig på Charon, fergemannen i gresk mytologi som frakter de døde sjeler til dødsriket over elva Styx. Carlson bears a suspicious resemblance to Charon, the ferryman in Greek mythology who transports the souls of the dead to the underworld across the river Styx. Usage notes nb Kharon is the usual Norwegian spelling for the mythological ferryman, while nb Charon is the established astronomical name for Pluto's largest moon. The spelling nb Charon nevertheless also occurs in Norwegian for the mythological figure. References “Charon”, Store norske leksikon “Kharon”, Store norske leksikon nb Moons nb eponyms Polish pl: Etymology pl :lbor grc:Χάρων + 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Poemat-Charon.wav Proper noun m-pr pl Greek mythology Charon ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx pl astronomy Charon largest of the five moons of Pluto Declension 1 See also Further reading pl Afterlife Gods Moons of Pluto Pluto Turkish tr:+ (uydu) Proper noun tr Greek mythology tr Haron tr astronomy en Charon tr Moons of Pluto Welsh Pronunciation cy Proper noun m cy Greek mythology en Charon the ferryman of the underworld cy astronomy en Charon a moon of Pluto See also Mutation cy Moons of Pluto