They were aided by Charon, the ferryman who would take the souls across the rivers. However, the souls had to pay Charon for the transport he provided; the dead would be buried with a coin to give ...

Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx (Picture: Photo 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ...

The ancient Greeks believed that when people die, their souls are transported across the River Styx and into the afterlife by Charon, the ferryman. This myth may have some truth to it as ...

Last week’s “Cerberus” heat wave is making way for another, which Italian weather forecasters have named “Charon” – the ferryman in Greek mythology who carries souls to the underworld.

In Greek mythology, it was Charon, the scrawny ferryman, who paddled souls across the River Styx to the underworld. But the real-life ferryman transporting our human souls between the realms of ...

Actors who played the role of Charon, Ferryman of the River Styx: Bertram Peacock [] ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Some 4.5 billion years ...