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Charon
[ kair-uhn, kar- ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- (usually used ironically) any ferryman.
- Astronomy. the natural satellite of Pluto, discovered in 1978.
Charon
1/ ˈɛəə /
noun
- Greek myth the ferryman who brought the dead across the rivers Styx or Acheron to Hades
Charon
2/ ˈɛəə /
noun
- the only known satellite of Pluto, discovered in 1978
Charon
/ â′ə /
- The largest of Pluto's three moons. Charon is just over half Pluto's size and orbits it so closely that it was not discovered as a distinct body until 1978. Although Pluto is covered with methane ice, Charon appears to be covered with water ice.
Charon
- In classical mythology , the boatman who carried the souls of the dead across the river Styx and into Hades , the underworld.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··Ծ· [k, uh, -, roh, -nee-, uh, n], ·Dz· [k, uh, -, ron, -ik], adjective
Example Sentences
Kentridge likens the captain to the ferryman, Charon, in Greek mythology transporting the dead across the river Styx to the underworld.
Because Charon is just over half the size of Pluto, the two bodies then began orbiting each other in a cosmic dance in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune’s orbit.
Eris and Makemake are comparable in size to Pluto and its moon Charon.
An anticyclone nicknamed Charon - who in Greek mythology was the ferryman of the dead - could cause Europe to break its highest recorded temperature of 48.8C, possibly on the Italian island of Sardinia.
The Italian weather service said the island will be at the "epicentre" of next week's heatwave, which weather forecasters have dubbed Charon, after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek mythology.
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