ID: 901000315 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000315	Record Type: Character/Person

	Charon (Greek character)

Note: In Greek mythology, the son of Erebus and Nyx (Night), whose duty it was to ferry over the Rivers Styx and Acheron those souls of the deceased who had received the rites of burial.

Names:

	Charon (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Kharon (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Χάρων (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Charon (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Styx
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek legendary places, Styx (Greek legendary river)) [901001424]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Charon (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85022707
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 93E3 Charon, the ferryman
	................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
	Kharon (Greek character)
	................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
	Χάρων (Greek character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(mythology)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85022707
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 93E3 Charon, the ferryman
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Charon," accessed 14 June 2017