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	Charon (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology, Charon (Greek Χάρων, fierce brightness) was the ferryman of Hades.
		Charon was the son of Erebus and Nyx.
		Charon appeared as a cloaked skeleton in Clash of the Titans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charon_(mythology) (523 words)

	Charon
		During the 1980's, Earth crossed the orbital plane of Charon and a series of mutual events were observed that significantly enhanced the study of the Pluto-Charon system.
		It was fortunate that Charon's discovery was made prior to the mutual events, considering that the sun crosses the orbital plane of Charon only twice during a single Plutonian year.
		It is thought possible that Charon, Neptunes' moon Triton, and Pluto are icy worlds of the outer solar system that were not swept up by Uranus and Neptune or ejected from the solar system.
	www.solarviews.com /eng/charon.htm (713 words)

	Charon - largest moon of Pluto
		Charon is so large compared to Pluto that the pair are often referred to as a "binary planet" (double planet).
		According to the theory, Charon should be less dense than Pluto, since it should be made up of material from the outer layers of the planet and not from the denser material at the planet's core.
		Charon is composed of rock and ice; a little less than 2/3rds rock and slightly more than 1/3rd ice.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /pluto/charon.html (977 words)

	Charon
		Charon, in Greek mythology, is the ferryman of the dead.
		The souls of the deceased are brought to him by Hermes, and Charon ferries them across the river Acheron.
		Those who cannot afford the passage, or are not admitted by Charon, are doomed to wander on the banks of the Styx for a hundred years.
	www.pantheon.org /mythica/articles/c/charon.html (173 words)

	Charon - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Charon (mythology), in Greek mythology, the son of Night and of Erebus, who personified the darkness under the earth through which dead souls passed...
		Charon orbits Pluto at a distance of only about 19,600 km (about 12,200 mi) from Pluto’s center and...
		For many years very little was known about the planet, but in 1978 astronomers discovered a relatively large moon orbiting Pluto at a distance of...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Charon.html (112 words)

	Charon
		In Greek mythology, Charon is the bogey man of Hell who ferried the souls of the dead across the River Acheron to the gates of the underworld.
		Those who had not been buried and whom Charon would not admit to his boat were doomed to wait beside the Styx for 100 years.
		In art Charon was represented as a morose and grisly old man, having a long beard, and wearing a long hooded cloak.
	death.monstrous.com /charon.htm (198 words)

	Latin 1 - Mythology - Underworld - Charon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charon waited with his boat at the the edge of the river Styx.
		Since he was quite stingy, Charon had to be paid for his services with the toll (naulon).
		Charon is a stock figure in mythology, and he often appears in poetry and literary metaphors.
	www.dl.ket.org /latin1/mythology/1deities/underworld/charon.htm (143 words)

	Charon - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Charon Death Cult held that as all life must eventually return to the Void of Death, it was the holy duty of the Charon to speed all life towards this end.
		The name "Charon" is a reference to Charon, who ferried souls to the land of the dead in classical Greek mythology.
		Charon is also the name of the moon of Pluto.
	starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Charon (525 words)

	Search Results for "Mythology"
		A vast part of Roman mythology, such as the system of gods, was borrowed from the...
		...IN the mythology of Germany proper, the name of Odin appears as Wotan; Freya and Frigga are regarded as one and the same divinity, and the gods are in general represented...
		Japanese Historical Mythology The first verifiable historical accounts of Japan occur in the Chinese dynastic histories of the 3rd century C.E. and picture western...
	bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?query=Mythology&... (302 words)

	NASA's Solar System Exploration: Planets: Pluto: Moons: Charon
		Charon was discovered in 1978, while two additional moons Hydra and Nix, were discovered in 2005.
		In Greek mythology, Charon was the boatman who carried the souls of the dead to the underworld - a kingdom that in Roman mythology was ruled by the god, Pluto.
		Charon appears to be covered by water ice, which differs from Pluto's surface of frozen nitrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide.
	solarsystem.nasa.gov /planets/profile.cfm?Object=Plu_Charon (406 words)

	Pluto
		Charon is named for the mythological figure who ferried the dead across the River Acheron into Hades (the underworld).
		Charon is unusual in that it is the largest moon with respect to its primary planet in the Solar System (a distinction once held by Earth's Moon).
		Charon's composition is unknown, but its low density (about 2 gm/cm3) indicates that it may be similar to Saturn's icy moons (i.e.
	www.seds.org /nineplanets/nineplanets/pluto.html (1515 words)

	Dante's Monsters
		Charon may not be a horrifying physical monster, but the mental devices that he uses on Dante and their effects, surely make him deserving of the title, monster.
		Charon is a very angry and objects to Dante's crossing the river because Dante is still alive and he still has the hope of going to heaven.
		Charon shouts at all the evil spirits that wish to cross the river into hell, for he is trying to speed up their decision to cross.
	www.freeessays.cc /db/18/ehc207.shtml (1498 words)

	Pluto and Charon
		Charon, pronounced KAIR uhn or pronounced KAY rohn, was the ragged old boatman of the Underworld in Greek mythology.
		Styx, pronounced stihks, was a gloomy river of the underworld in Greek and Roman mythology.
		The boatman Charon was often described as ferrying the souls of the dead across the Styx.
	www.hiddenmeanings.com /pluto.html (5863 words)

	Charon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charon (mythology), a figure from Greek, and later Christian mythology, who ferried the dead across the river Acheron in the underworld Hades and Hell, respectively
		Charon (moon), a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto
		Charon (Dungeons and Dragons), a lord of the yugoloths whose primary function is to provide passage across the River Styx for a steep price
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charon (165 words)

	greek mythology - Definition, Synonyms, and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Pandora's box - (Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind
		Cocytus, River Cocytus - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron
		Charon - (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades
	www.onpedia.com /dictionary/Greek-mythology (724 words)

	The Discovery of Pluto - Pluto's Companion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charon and Pluto are dynamically locked in their orbits, each keeping the same face to the other (in the same way our Moon keeps the same face to the Earth).
		Charon orbits Pluto in a North-South motion, revealing that Pluto's axis is tipped on its side, in the plane of its orbit.
		Had Charon been discovered twelve years later, astronomers would have missed this rare opportunity, and we might still be in the dark about Pluto.
	www.discoveryofpluto.com /pluto07.html (470 words)

	Charon (mythology) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Charon (astronomy), only known satellite of the planet Pluto.
		Charon orbits Pluto at a distance of only about 19,000 km (12,000 mi) and completes one...
		Mythology, body of myths of a particular culture, and also the study and interpretation of myth.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Charon_(mythology).html (123 words)

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		PLUTO (MYTHOLOGY) In Greek mythology, Pluto, or Pluton (also known as HADES), was a god both of death and of fertility or abundance.
		CHARON (Mythology) In Greek mythology, Charon is the boatman who ferries the dead across the river STYX to HADES.
		Charon completes one revolution in 6.39 days, the same as Pluto's rotation period.
	www.angelfire.com /co2/eradani7/pluto.html (690 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Space - Charon
		Charon is a frozen world which is probably made up of water and nitrogen ices.
		In Greek mythology, Charon was a ferryman who sailed a boat across the river Acheron which ran through the Underworld.
		Charon was discovered in 1978 by James Christy who named the moon after his wife, Charlene.
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/space/solarsystem/pluto/charon.shtml (311 words)

	Styx - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Styx, in Greek mythology, a river, the entrance to the underworld.
		It was often described as the boundary river over which the aged ferryman Charon...
		Achilles, in Greek mythology, greatest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Styx.html (130 words)

	Wikijunior Solar System/Pluto/Charon - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
		Charon is one of the three moons of Pluto.
		Charon is named after a figure in Greek mythology.
		Charon was discovered by James Christy on June 22, 1978.
	en.wikibooks.org /wiki/Wikijunior_Solar_System/Pluto/Charon (249 words)

	Pluto and Charon
		It was named after the god of the underworld, and its only satellite is called Charon; Greek mythology, Charon was the person who accompanied the souls of the deceased across the river Stiges, to the underworld.
		Charon, the satellite of Pluto, was discovered in 1978 by J. Christy.
		As a consequence, Charon is visible only from a certain area of the planet, without ever rising or setting, and it always shows the same face to the planet.
	www.pd.astro.it /E-MOSTRA/NEW/A2024PLU.HTM (865 words)

	Meioh Setsuna - Astrology and Mythology
		Charon is also the name of the planet Pluto's single moon.
		Orion, a beautiful man of gigantic stature, was the son of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, and companion to Artemis, the virgin huntress, maiden archer, and Greek goddess of the moon.
		As any student of Greek mythology knows, Artemis is very protective of her chastity and the chastity of the nymphs who attend her, and the goddess, failing to realize that the man swimming at sea was Orion, let one of her silver arrows fly from her bow, shooting Orion through the head.
	www.jeddy.org /sm/meioh/myth.html (654 words)

	spacegazer - August 2005
		It was later called Charon, after the ferryman of the dead according to Greek mythology.
		Charon is a relatively big moon for Pluto, and has contributed much to what we now know of the pair.
		Charon orbits Pluto very closely, the average distance is only slightly more than the diameter of Earth.
	www.spacegazer.com /august-2005-g.asp (702 words)

	Neo Nobility (a sailormoon site) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is one of the smallest known moons in the solar system...sometimes it is known as Mars I. Deimos "dread" is the smaller and outermost of the two moons.
		Christy named the moon Charon, but pronounced it differently to match his wife's name, Charlene (the "ch" is prounounced softly like "sh").
		The name Charon is also synonmous in mythology to Charon the ferryman of the dead, which had close ties with the god Pluto.
	digital-wing.com /neonobility/infocastles.php (547 words)

	Charon
		In Greek mythology Charon is the figure who ferried the dead across the river Acheron in the underworld Hades.
		Charon is the only moon of the planet Pluto, sometimes considered a companion planet rather than a moon due to its large relative size.
		This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ch/Charon.html (87 words)

	Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Charon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charon was not well disposed to passengers who were still living.
		Heracles had to muster up all his powers of intimidation when dispatched to bring back Cerberus to the upper world as one of his Labors.
		But Orpheus merely played a particularly enchanting strain on his lyre to induce Charon to pole him across the Styx.
	www.mythweb.com /encyc/gallery/charon_c.html (93 words)

	Charon Music - Favorite Songs - Lyrics From (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Charon lyrics are property of their respective owners and are strictly for educational use only...
		Charon was founded in 1992 and at that time were a raw and heavy death metal band, In 1995 Charon's music changed into...
		In Greek mythology, Charon is the bogey man of Hell who ferried the souls of the dead across the River Acheron to the...
	www.lyricsfrom.com /artists/c/Charon.html (1441 words)

	Charon - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Charon (mythology) - the figure from Greek, and later Christian mythology, who ferried the dead across the river Acheron in the underworld Hades and Hell, respectively.
		Charon (moon) - thought for many years to be the only moon of the planet Pluto (for other candidates, see Pluto), sometimes considered a companion planet rather than a moon due to its large relative size.
		Charon (band) - a Finnish heavy metal band
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/c/h/a/Charon.html (143 words)

	CHARON - Ancient Mythology
		The Greek ferryman of the dead, Charon took the dead souls of men and women across the River Styx, into the underworld of Hades, but not before their bodies had been buried in the earth above, with all due ceremony of sacrifice and marks of affection.
		Until this was done, the souls of the dead would wander listlessly along the banks of the Styx.
		As payment for the journey across the River of the Dead, Charon demanded a coin, one per soul, which had to be placed under the tongue of the corpse.
	www.mysticgames.com /mythology/CHARON.htm (117 words)

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