Talk:Charon (mythology)

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I am in search of pictures or images of Charon. I want to have my guitar airbrushed with Charon's image. Please email me with pics or links at: the_bellwitch@yahoo.com

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If anyone can supply a primary source for the parentage of Charon being Erebus and Nyx, please let me know at jonnewman@yahoo.com

Acheron vs. Styx (mythology) .... I see references to both vis a vis where Charon plied his trade. Can someone provide evidence one way or the other (Wikipedia itself seems in conflict). dml 03:08, 8 May 2004 (UTC)

Encyclopedia Mythica, a non-academic but pretty well done site, claims that Charon is usually said to have ferried souls across the Styx, but that this is a misconception. There's no source, though, so it's not authoritative... Tuf-Kat 07:27, May 9, 2004 (UTC)

From Virgil's Aeneid 6.322: “Anchisa generate, deum certissima proles, Cocyti stagna alta vides Stygiamque paludem, di cuius iurare timent et fallere numen. Haec omnis, quam cernis, inops inhumataque turba est; portitor ille Charon; hi, quos vehit unda, sepulti." (“Son of Anchises, offspring of the gods, Yon are Cocytus and the Stygian stream, By whose dread power the gods themselves do fear To take an oath in vain. Here far and wide Thou seest the hapless throng that hath no grave. That boatman Charon bears across the deep Such as be sepulchred with holy care.) Stygian equals "Styx" Text and translation from the Perseus Project. CaveatLector 02:11, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Britanica reference 2 Plagerized 3 Pronounciation? 4 River God? 5 Davy Jones 6 Meta-wiki 7 God of War Section 8 Para. 3: "to and fro" - or "to and from [destination]"?

[edit] Britanica reference

According to the Encycylopedia Britanica Online Charon escorted dead souls across both Acheron and Styx. There is no indication of which work uses which River, nor which river is first referenced.

[edit] Plagerized

This whole article has been copied from encyclopedia.com's article on Charon. Shame on this "author"...

[edit] Pronounciation?

--Greasysteve13 14:27, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

Like Sharon. Therequiembellishere 01:46, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

I wish I had a cite for that. I'd like to add the pronunciation guide here. Anyone have a decent source? --GPa Hill (talk) 14:50, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] River God?

In D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths, there is a river god with the same name, though it doesn't mention a connection with Styx, in fact, I believe it gives an entirely different river. Any takes on this? Therequiembellishere 01:46, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Davy Jones

In POTC:At Worlds End, It seems as if Davy Jones has Charon's Job, Ferrying the dead to their final resting place. Could this be included in the "In Popular Culture section? EbeneezerSquid 10:18, 29 June 2007 (CST)

[edit] Meta-wiki

Congratulations on citing wikipedia in a wikipedia article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.29.129.130 (talk) 02:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] God of War Section

Um, I think the section is a little long, and should be relocated to a pop culture section. Anyone agree?--Romulus (talk) 22:23, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Para. 3: "to and fro" - or "to and from [destination]"?

In the third paragraph, I edited "to and from" (prepositions missing an object) to "to and fro" (idiom meaning "back and forth") [2008-05-16T22:43:58]. However, it would make more sense as "to and from [destination]" if the error was an omission rather than a misspelling. Does anyone know if the "to and from [destination]" version would be more accurate/appropriate, and if so, what [destination] should read? Memetics (talk) 07:08, 17 May 2008 (UTC)