Acheron River

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The Acheron River is a historically significant river in northwestern Greece, famed in Greek mythology as one of the rivers of the underworld associated with the souls of the dead.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological river
river
associatedDeity Charon NERFINISHED
Hades (god) NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hades NERFINISHED
souls of the dead
underworld
contrastedWith Cocytus River NERFINISHED
Lethe River NERFINISHED
Phlegethon River NERFINISHED
Styx River NERFINISHED
country Greece
describedAs river of the underworld
emptiesInto Ionian Sea NERFINISHED
etymologyDerivedFrom Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Acheron) NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Preveza regional unit NERFINISHED
Thesprotia regional unit NERFINISHED
hasCulturalSignificance site of ancient necromanteion (oracle of the dead)
hasEcologicalFeature Mediterranean flora and fauna
riparian habitats
hasHistoricalSignificance linked to ancient Greek religious practices
referenced by ancient Greek geographers
hasModernUse recreational area
tourist attraction
hasMythologicalStatus one of the rivers of Hades
hasRoleIn Greek mythology
hasType karst river
knownFor gorges and canyons
springs and clear waters
locatedIn Epirus region NERFINISHED
northwestern Greece
mentionedIn works of Homeric tradition
works of Plato
works of Virgil
mouthLocatedIn Ionian Sea NERFINISHED
mythologicalFunction boundary between world of living and dead
route for souls to the underworld
nearArchaeologicalSite Necromanteion of Acheron NERFINISHED
nearSettlement Ammoudia NERFINISHED
Parga NERFINISHED
partOf Greek river system
Ionian Sea drainage basin
sourceLocatedIn Epirus mountains NERFINISHED
usedFor hiking tourism
kayaking
rafting

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Preveza regional unit
Preveza regional unit ("Acheron Gorge")
contains
Hades ("River Acheron")
associatedPlace
Epirus
containsRiver
Captain Jack Aubrey ("Acheron")
primaryAntagonistShip

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