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/ˈkɛɹən/
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NOUN
- (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
How To Use Charon In A Sentence
- The mass of Pluto is now known accurately since a satellite Charon has been discovered.
- Kelley Stewart, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, and Charonko are working on a project in collaboration with cardiologists William Little and Rahul Kumar from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine to improve Doppler echocardiograph and MRI diagnostics for this disease. Medlogs - Recent stories
- Nam et Alcharon eorum dicit, ad salutationem Angeli virginem expauisse, quod tunc erat in partibus Galile� incantator, Turquis nomine, qui per susceptam sibi formam Angeli plures virgines deflorauerat, et beatam Virginem conuenisse Angelum, an esset The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
- { Rite of Passage } M ark Charon found himself in rather a difficult position. WITHOUT REMORSE
- ‘Two gold denarii! ‘declared Charon with an air of finality.’
- Herbert states that Attila is represented on an old medallion with a teraph, or a head, on his breast; and the same writer adds: "We know, from the _Hamartigenea_ of Prudentius, that Nimrod, with a snaky-haired head, was the object of adoration of the heretical followers of Marcion; and the same head was the palladium set up by Antiochus Epiphanes over the gates of Antioch, though it has been called the visage of Charon. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04
- For a time, the red-maned warrior did journey through Hades at the side of the boatsman Charon. Dynamite Entertainment Sneak Peek of the Week for October 14, 2009 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
- Nam et Alcharon eorum dicit, ad salutationem Angeli virginem expauisse, quod tunc erat in partibus Galileæ incantator, Turquis nomine, qui per susceptam sibi formam Angeli plures virgines deflorauerat, et beatam Virginem conuenisse Angelum, an esset The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville
- Seen here with its three known moons, Charon, Nix, and Hydra, Pluto is a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disklike zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper belt.
- Although Charon is very small, and would not have much gravity to hold on to an atmosphere, it is so far from the sun and so cold that the researchers speculate some gases could yet be retained.