'Charon' definitions:

Definition of 'Charon'

From: WordNet
noun
(Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades

Definition of 'Charon'

From: GCIDE
  • Charon \Cha"ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Cless. Myth.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions. --Shak. [1913 Webster]