Charon

Charon may refer to:

Ancient world

• Charon (mythology), in Greek mythology, the ferryman who ferried the dead to the underworld
• Charon of Lampsacus, ancient Greek logographer (history)
• Charon, a Theban military commander (fl. mid-4th century BC); see Androcydes (painter)

Science, technology and manufacturing

• Charon (moon), a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto
• Charon (web browser), a web browser for the Inferno operating system
• Charon (genus), a genus of amblypygid
• Charon (cars), a Dutch automobile manufacturer

Popular culture

• Charon (band), a Finnish gothic metal band
• Charon (CrossGen), a comic book character from CrossGen Entertainment's Sigilverse
• Charon (Dungeons & Dragons), a lord of the Yugoloths whose primary function is to provide passage across the River Styx for a steep price
• Charon (Marvel Comics), a villainous wizard
• Charon (The Three Worlds), a fictional human species from Ian Irvine's arc of novels, The Three Worlds Cycle
• Commander Charon, one of the Galactic Commanders from Pokémon Platinum
• Caronte (Charon), a 1971 album by Italian band The Trip

Video games

• Charon, a freighter class capital ship in the MMORPG Eve Online
• Charon, a deathly mutated man (ghoul) in Fallout 3

Other

• Charon, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish
• HMS Charon, several ships of the British Royal Navy

See also

• Caron (disambiguation)
• Eugenie Margeurite Honoree Charen
• Mona Charen