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<p> in [[Greek]] mythology, is </p> <p> (1) the name of the sea, which is the source of the [[Acheron]] river in Epirus. </p> <p> (2.) A sea near Cumae, in Italy. </p> <p> (3.) A cave in the vicinity of the city of [[Heraclea]] in Bithynia, by which [[Hercules]] is said to have entered the lower regions. </p> <p> (4.) A sea near [[Memphis]] across which the Egyptians ferried their dead, either to bury them on the other shore or to cast them into the water. </p>
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<p> in Greek mythology, is </p> <p> '''(1)''' the name of the sea, which is the source of the [[Acheron]] river in Epirus. </p> <p> '''(2.)''' A sea near Cumae, in Italy. </p> <p> '''(3.)''' A cave in the vicinity of the city of Heraclea in Bithynia, by which [[Hercules]] is said to have entered the lower regions. </p> <p> '''(4.)''' A sea near [[Memphis]] across which the [[Egyptians]] ferried their dead, either to bury them on the other shore or to cast them into the water. </p>
 
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Latest revision as of 07:41, 15 October 2021

Acherusia [1]

in Greek mythology, is

(1) the name of the sea, which is the source of the Acheron river in Epirus.

(2.) A sea near Cumae, in Italy.

(3.) A cave in the vicinity of the city of Heraclea in Bithynia, by which Hercules is said to have entered the lower regions.

(4.) A sea near Memphis across which the Egyptians ferried their dead, either to bury them on the other shore or to cast them into the water.

References