Acheron
//ˈæ.kəɹ.ən// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A river in the infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets, it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. Greek
"And pull her out of Acheron by the heels"
- 2 A language of Sudan.
- 3 Hell literary
- 4 A small town in Victoria, Australia.
Example
More examples"And pull her out of Acheron by the heels"
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Acherōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn), probably Pre-Greek but folk-etymologically said to be from ἄχος (ákhos, “pain, distress”) + ῥέον (rhéon, “stream”).
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