ID: 901000610 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000610	Record Type: Legendary Place

	Acheron (Greek legendary river)

Note: Greek mythological river in Hades; based on the real river, which was thought in ancient times to go to Hades because it flowed through dark gorges and went underground in several places; an oracle of the dead was located on its bank.

Names:

	Acheron (Greek legendary river) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Akheron (Greek legendary river) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek legendary places> (P)
		............Acheron (Greek legendary river) (I)

Related Iconography:

	has as location .... Hades
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek legendary places, Hades (Greco-Roman legendary place)) [901000849]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... river
	.....(riverine bodies of water, bodies of freshwater by biome, bodies of freshwater, bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	identified as .... Achéron, Potamós
	..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:

	Acheron (Greek legendary river)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92E22 Acheron (river of Hades)
	Akheron (Greek legendary river)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Acheron," accessed 4 July 2017