What is Charon (mythology)?
In mythology, '''Charon''' was the ferryman of [[Hades]]. He was the son of [[Erebos]] and [[Nyx]]. Charon took the newly dead people across the river [[Acheron]] or [[Styx]] to the [[Greek underworld]], if they paid him three [[obolus]] (a [[Greece|Greek]] silver coin). Because of this, people in [[Ancient Greece]] were always buried with a [[coin]] under their [[tongue]] and one on each [[eye]] to pay Charon. Those who could not pay him had to wander the banks of the Acheron until they found a pauper's entrance to Hades. The largest moon of the dwarf planet [[Pluto]] is named Charon after this mythological person. {{commons|Charon (mythology)}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Greek gods and goddesses]] [[Category:Afterlife]] [[Category:Gods and goddesses of the underworld]]