First Known Use: 1513
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Charon
noun Char·on \ˈker-ən, -än\
Definition of CHARON
: a son of Erebus who in Greek mythology ferries the souls of the dead over the Styx
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Origin of CHARON
Latin, from Greek Charōn
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