Acheron
Acheron is mentioned as having Mormolyca as a wetnurse. No further information is provided about Acheron in this context.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in 5th century BCE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Mombro, Proserpina, Charon, Alecton, Cocytus, Phlegeton, Gello, Mormo, Cerberus, Pluto
- served by
- Mormolyca
Mentioned by
Sources
- peer reviewed
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Mormolyca (as the name appears in Doric Greek: μορμολύκα) is designated as the wetnurse (Greek: τιθήνη) of Acheron by Sophron (fl. 430 BC).”
#6975 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Styx, along with the underworld rivers Cocytus and Acheron, were associated with waterways in the upper world.”
#37380 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The scene shows the river Acheron and its gloomy banks. A few ghosts are waiting for Charon.”
#37945 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“ACHERON, in Greek mythology, the son of Gaea or Demeter. As a punishment for supplying the Titans with water in their contest with Zeus, he was turned into a river of Hades, over which departed souls were ferried by Charon.”
#43618 · extracted by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b:free
“Among them are the celebrated Acheron and Cocytus of antiquity.”
#44645 · extracted by openai/gpt-oss-120b:free