Acheron
Acheron noun - (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon.
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Hell
Hell noun - The place of punishment for the wicked after death.
Acheron and hell are semantically related in underworld topic. You can use "Acheron" instead a noun "Hell", if it concerns topics such as hades.
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The Soulless: According to Zyzyx Acheron was previously condemned to a primal hell for creatures with no souls.
Source: Video Game / Sacrifice -
And in Chapter 20 there is a discussion on why would someone name the colony Acheron, a river of pain in hell of Ancient Greek Mythology.
Source: Fan Fic / To the Stars -
The Hades siblings are named after the rivers of Hell (Acheron, Styx, etc.) This Is Reality: Thursday repeatedly mentions this to Booklanders in the real world, though frequently events hint that her world isn't real either.
Source: Literature / Thursday Next
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