ferryman

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Kentridge likens the captain to the ferryman, Charon, in Greek mythology transporting the dead across the river Styx to the underworld.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

This week, a different anticyclone, named for Hades’ ferryman, also drifted from North Africa toward Europe’s outer-region nations, consigning Italy to crisis mode.

From Slate • Jul. 20, 2023

The Italian weather service said the island will be at the "epicentre" of next week's heatwave, which weather forecasters have dubbed Charon, after the ferryman who delivered souls into the underworld in Greek mythology.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023

Italian meteorologists have dubbed the next phase of the European heatwave "Charon" - a reference to the ferryman of the souls of the dead in Greek mythology.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

The ferryman was Charon and those he would not admit to his boat were the unfortunates who had not been duly buried.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton