Acheron

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

(River) Ἀχέρων, -οντος, ὁ.

of Acheron, adj.: Ἀχερόντιος (Ar.). Ἀχερούσιος (Thuc. and Euripides). Fem. adj., Ἀχερουσιάς, -άδος.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Ăchĕron: ntis (collat. form Acheros, Liv. 8, 24, 11; the form Acheruns, untis, see below), m., = Ἀχέρων (interpr. ὁ ἄχεα ῥέων,
I the stream of woe).
I A river in Epirus, which flows through the Lake Acherusia into the Ambracian Gulf, now Suli, Liv. 8, 24, 3; Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 4.—
II A fabulous river in the Lower World: illi qui fluere apud inferos dicuntur, Acheron, Cocytus, Styx, etc., Cic. N. D. 3, 17: via Tartarei quae fert Acherontis ad undas, Verg. A., 6, 295 al.—Hence,
   B The Lower World itself: Acherontem obibo, ubi mortis thesauri objacent, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 201 Müll. (Trag. v. 278 ed. Vahl.): flectere si nequeo Superos, Acheronta movebo, Verg. A. 7, 312: perrupit Acheronta Herculeus labor, Hor. C. 1, 3, 36. In prose: ut eum suo sanguine ab Acheronte, si possent, cuperent redimere, Nep. Dion. 10, 2.—Hence, Ăchĕrontēus, a, um, adj., pertaining to the Acheron, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 351.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Ăchĕrōn,¹¹ ontis, m., Achéron :
1 fleuve des enfers : Cic. Nat. 3, 43 || les enfers : Cic. Quir. 25 ; Hor. O. 1, 3, 36 ; Virg. En. 7, 312 || dieu du fleuve : Virg. En. 7, 91, etc.
2 fleuve d’Épire : Liv. 8, 24, 2 ; Plin. 4, 4
3 fleuve du Bruttium : Plin. 3, 73 ; Liv. 8, 24, 11.
4 fleuve de Bithynie : Val. Flacc. 4, 594 ; Amm. 22, 8, 17.

Latin > German (Georges)

Acherōn, ontis, Akk. ontem u. onta, m. (Ἀχέρων), I) ein Fluß in Thesprotia, der durch den Sumpf Acherusia fließt u. in das Ionische Meer mündet, j. Gurla od. Fluß von Suli, Liv. 8, 24, 3. – II) ein Fluß in Bruttien, j. Mucone, nach a. Lese, Plin. 3, 73. Iustin. 12, 2, 14. Liv. 8, 24, 11 (die Nbf. Acheros). – III) mythol. Fluß in der Unterwelt, über den die Schatten wandern mußten, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 43 u.s.: dah. für die Unterwelt selbst (in Prosa Acheruns, w.s.), Hor. carm. 1, 3, 36: Acheronta movebo, die Hölle (wir sagen: Himmel u. Erde) in Bewegung setzen, Verg. Aen. 7, 312: fugere Acheronta, zur Unsterblichkeit gelangen, Hor. carm. 3, 3, 16. – Dav. abgeleitet: 1) Acherontēus, a, um (Ἀχερόντειος), zum Acheron gehörig, acherontisch, Claud. rapt. Pros. 2, 350: Acherontei tortores, Orest. tr. 495. – 2) Acherontius, a, um, acherontisch, sacra, Serv. Verg. Aen. 8, 398. – subst., Acherontia, ae, f., kleine Stadt in Apulien, an der Grenze Kalabriens, j. Acerenza, Hor. carm. 3, 4, 14. – 3) Acheronticus, a, um, acherontisch, stagna, Prud. cath. 5, 128: libri, heilige Bücher, der Sage nach vom Etrusker Tages geschrieben, wahrsch. auf acherontische Totengebräuche sich beziehend, Arnob. 2, 62. – 4) Acherontīni, s. Acherūns a.E.

Wikipedia EN

The Acheron (/ˈækərən/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων Acheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Greek: Αχέροντας Acherontas) is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is 52 km (32 mi) long, and its drainage area is 705 km2 (272 sq mi). Its source is near the village Zotiko, in the southwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit and it flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, near Parga. The Acheron also features prominently in Greek mythology, where it is often depicted as the entrance to the Greek Underworld where souls must be ferried across by Charon (although some later sources, such as Roman poets, assign this role to the river Styx).

Translations

ar: أشيرون; bg: Ахерон; br: Ac'heron; bs: Aheront; ca: Aqueront; ceb: Achérontas Potamós; cs: Acherón; cv: Ахерон; cy: Afon Acheron; da: Acheron; de: Acheron; el: Αχέρων; en: Acheron; eo: Aĥerono; es: Aqueronte; et: Acheron; eu: Akeronte; fa: آخرون; fi: Achérontas; fr: Achéron; gl: Aqueronte; he: אכרון; hr: Aheront; hu: Akherón; hy: Աքերոն; id: Akheron; is: Akkeron; it: Acheronte; ja: アケローン川; jv: Akhéron; ka: აქერონტი; ko: 아케론강; la: Acheron; lt: Acheronas; mk: Ахерон; nl: Acheron; oc: Aqueront; pt: Aqueronte; ro: Râul Aheron; ru: Ахерон; sh: Aheront; sq: Lumi i Gliqisë; sr: Ахерон; sv: Acheron; th: แม่น้ำแอเคอรอน; tr: Acheron; uk: Ахеронт; xmf: აქერონი; zh: 阿刻戎河