Charon
In Greek mythology, the boatman who ferried the dead (shades) over the rivers Acheron and Styx to Hades, the underworld. An obolus (coin) placed on the tongue of the dead paid for their passage.
Charon was the son of Night (Nyx) and her brother Erebus, the god of darkness whose kingdom was the subterranean region.
He was described by the Roman poet Virgil as ragged, filthy, and repulsive, with straggly white hair and beard, and flaming eyes.
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