Charon is the ferryman that guides dead souls across the Styx and Acheron rivers and into the Greek Underworld, known as Hades. An enigmatic character, Charon is present in many stories involving Greek gods. The work was a gold medalist during the Exposicion General de las Filipinas (International Philippine Exposition) in Madrid. screen.colorDepth:screen.pixelDepth) Contrary to popular belief, Charon is not considered to be a god. It is the boundary that separates the world of the living from the world of the dead. Eventually he came to be regarded as the image of death and of the world below. While this might sound strange in modern times, this practice brought peace to ancient people, ensuring their family members made it safely into the afterlife. These five rivers of Hell are Acheron (the river of woe), Cocytus (the river of lamentation), Phlegethon (the river of fire), Lethe (the river of forgetfulness), and finally, Styx. The Styx is only one of the five rivers of the underworld that separate Hades from the world of the living. On the boat ride to the Underworld, Emma falls asleep and enters the Dream World, where she meets Neal. In Homers Iliad and Odyssey, the gods swear by the water of the Styx as their most binding oath. [1] Archaeology confirms that, in some burials, low-value coins were placed in, on, or near the mouth of the deceased, or next to the cremation urn containing their ashes. Some artists show him as a demon with wings, fiery eyes, and a monstrous face. hotlog_r+="&js="+hotlog_js; document.write("