Charon
Charon may refer to:
Ancient world
- Charon (mythology), in Greek mythology, the ferryman who ferried the dead to the underworld
- Charon, a Theban military commander (fl. mid-4th century BC); see Androcydes (painter)
Astronomy
- Charon (moon), a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto
Science, technology and manufacturing
- Charon (genus), a genus of spiders
- Charon (web browser), a web browser for the Inferno operating system
- Charon, the first flight test vehicle of Blue Origin
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
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Other
- Charon, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish
- HMS Charon, several ships of the British Royal Navy
- Alexios Charon, early 11th-century Byzantine official
See also
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