charon

Definition of Charon in English :

1. charon

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Charon

noun

Greek mythology

the ferryman who brought the dead across the rivers Styx or Acheron to Hades

noun

the largest satellite of Pluto, discovered in 1978

noun

1. Greek Mythology

the boatman who ferries souls of the dead across the river Styx to Hades

2.

the satellite of Pluto: discovered in 1978, it has an orbital period equal to Pluto's rotational period

n.
Greek Mythology

1. (kârən) The ferryman who conveyed the dead to Hades over the river Styx.

2. (kârən, shâr-) Astronomy The largest of Pluto's satellites.