god
Charon
The squalid ferryman who carries the dead across the Styx; Hercules forces passage from him at his own pole.
Reading notes
- Hercules (Mad) §786 grim Charon
The ferryman of the dead, forced by Hercules to give him passage across the Styx.
- Hercules on Oeta §1056 The boatman
Charon, the ferryman of the dead, who 'gave ear' to Orpheus.