German-English translation for "Acheron"

"Acheron" English translation

Acheron
[ˈaxerɔn]Maskulinum | masculine m <Acheron(s); keinPlural | plural pl>

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Acheron
  • Acheron (one of the five rivers surrounding Hades)
    Acheron Mythologie | mythologyMYTH
    Acheron Mythologie | mythologyMYTH
examples
  • den Acheron überqueren figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig poetisch, dichterisch | poetic, poeticallypoet
    to pass the Acheron, to enter the realm of the dead
    den Acheron überqueren figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig poetisch, dichterisch | poetic, poeticallypoet
  • den Acheron entfesseln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to stir up passions
    den Acheron entfesseln figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig

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