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    The Acheron (/ˈækərən/ or /ˈækərɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων Acheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Greek: Αχέροντας Acherontas) is a river in the Epirus region...
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  • underworld. Acheron may also refer to: Acheron, Victoria, a town in Australia Acheron (Elis), a river in the Peloponnese, Greece Acheron Island, an island...
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    The Acheron River is a river in the South Island of New Zealand, in Marlborough and flows into the Waiau Toa / Clarence River. It flows southwest and...
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  • Persephone. According to tradition, it was located on the banks of the Acheron river in Epirus, near the ancient city of Ephyra. This site was believed by...
    7 KB (758 words) - 18:40, 14 May 2024
  • "Acheron: Part I" is the first episode of the eleventh season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. The first of a two-part...
    15 KB (1,634 words) - 22:35, 5 February 2024
  • "Acheron: Part II" is the second episode of the eleventh season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. The second of a two-part...
    13 KB (1,501 words) - 21:09, 25 January 2024
  • The Acheron River, a minor inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern...
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  • River of wailing)
    literally "lamentation") is the river of wailing in the underworld in Greek mythology. Cocytus flows into the river Acheron, on the other side of which lies...
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    toponym was in common use and the official name of the area above the Acheron river in all Greek state documents. Today it is obsolete in Greek, surviving...
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    descends again to the Isolated Flat, and again follows the Acheron river. Leaving the Acheron River, the road goes over Wards Pass, a climb of about 160 m...
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    along the Acheron River in 1870, which led to the establishment of two settlements, named Acheron Lower (now known as Acheron) and Acheron Upper (now...
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    rows the dead over the Acheron rather than the Styx. In some alternative sources Acheron is a lake (rather than/as well as the river) and also functions...
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  • The Severn River is in the South Island of New Zealand. The headwaters of the river are in the Raglan Range and it flows into the Acheron River. One of its...
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  • The Acheron River is a river in Canterbury, New Zealand and flows from Lake Lyndon south into the Rakaia River. Small deposits of coal are found near the...
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  • River Phlegethon
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    "fire-flaming") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron. According to Homer's...
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  • by Vincent Crowley in 1988. The band is named after the mythological river Acheron (Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων – Akhérōn) located in the underground kingdom...
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    important rivers include the Acheron river, famous for its religious significance in ancient Greece and site of the Necromanteion, the Arachthos river, crossed...
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  • of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology. HMS Acheron (1803) was an 8-gun bomb vessel purchased...
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    The genus name Acherontia is in relation to Acheron, a river located in Epirus, Greece. In mythology, Acheron was thought to be a pathway that lead to the...
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    early 19th century sealers. The feature is named after Acheron River in Greek underworld. Acheron Lake is centred at 62°39′44″S 61°09′04″W / 62.66222°S...
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