Charon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Charon
    n 1: (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the
         dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Charon \Cha"ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Cless. Myth.)
   The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the
   souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal
   regions. --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "Charon":
      Aides, Aidoneus, Cerberus, Cora, Despoina, Dis, Dis pater, Erebus,
      Hades, Hel, Kore, Loki, Minos, Orcus, Osiris, Persephassa,
      Persephone, Pluto, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhadamanthus, Satan

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

CHARON

ferryman.  Never had a childhood.  Devoted life to his
business. Has navigated more people than all the Atlantic
liners combined. Ambition:  A launch.  Recreation:  None.
Address:  The Styx.

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