Ἀχέρων
Acheron
Translated by Samuel Huskey9 Jun 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A river in Hades mentioned in myth; [sc. the name comes] from a)/xh r(ei=n ["flowing in sorrow"].
And Aristophanes in Frogs, wishing to cause a scare, says: "and a blood-dripping Acherontian crag [will prevent your escape]." Because [he wishes to alarm] Dionysos.2
And Aristophanes in Frogs, wishing to cause a scare, says: "and a blood-dripping Acherontian crag [will prevent your escape]." Because [he wishes to alarm] Dionysos.2
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀχέρων· ποταμὸς ἐν ᾅδου μεμυθευμένος· παρὰ τὸ ἄχη ῥεῖν. καὶ Ἀριστοφάνης ἐν Βατράχοις ἐκφοβῆσαι θέλων φησίν· Ἀχερόντειός τε σκόπελος αἱματοσταγής. διὰ τὸν Διόνυσον.