According to Greek mythology (Roman as well), Charon was described as an old man who ferried the souls of th dead across the River Styx and Acheron to Hades. To be able to get on Charon's boat, a dead person need to have a coin for the passage. Thus it was customary for a coin to be placed in the mouth of a dead perosn before burial. In this illustration that deates to around 1900, the ferryman Charon is seen selection those who have the coin and therefore can come on his boat. In the distance to theleft are two figures - the Trojan hero Aeneas, whom Romans claim as their ancestor, accompanied by the Sibyl as she takes him through the underworld.
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According to Greek mythology (Roman as well), Charon was described as an old man who ferried the souls of th dead across the River Styx and Acheron to Hades. To be able to get on Charon's boat, a dead person need to have a coin for the passage. Thus it was customary for a coin to be placed in the mouth of a dead perosn before burial. In this illustration that deates to around 1900, the ferryman Charon is seen selection those who have the coin and therefore can come on his boat. In the distance to theleft are two figures - the Trojan hero Aeneas, whom Romans claim as their ancestor, accompanied by the Sibyl as she takes him through the underworld.

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Charon ferryman Aeneas Sibyl boat dead spirits of dead River Styx Hades souls Acheron Styx Greek burial cusotms burial rights mythology myth legend underworld Virgil Vergil Aeneid Roman ancient Greece ancient Rome

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