Shrinking Banshee Presents:
Charon,
Ferryman of the River Styx
Charon was the
son of the primitive gods Erubus (Darkness) and Nyx (Night).
Charon was also the brother of Aether, Cer, Dreams, Hypnos,
Momus, Moros, Nemesis, Thantos and Hemera. In myth he serves
Hades by conveying the dead across the River Styx once the
funeral rites had been said and a silver or gold coin (obol) was
placed in the dead person's mouth to cover the ferryman's fee.
Those who did not receive a proper funeral were doomed to walk
the river banks for a hundred years before being able to cross
over to the underworld. Charon was once imprisoned for a year by
Hades for letting Heracles force him into giving him safe passage
to the underworld.
Charon Today
Charon
was/is played by Michael Hurst (Yep, Iolaus) who was born on
September 20, 1957. Michael is married to actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand
who appeared with him in the movie Desperate Remedies, and also
appeared as Bodicea in the Xena Episode 'The Deliverer'. Click
here to see Michael's
filmography.
For more pictures of Charon
see the Mortal
Beloved gallery.
The Charon Episodes
Xena: Warrior Princess
Season 1: "Death in Chains", played by Michael Hurst
Season 1: "Mortal Beloved", played by Michael Hurst
Hercules: The Legendary
Journeys
Season 2: "Highway to Hades", played by Michael Hurst
Season 2: "The Other Side", played by Michael Hurst
Michael Hurst Links
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Painting
of Charon and Psyche by John Roddam Spencer-Stanhope (British, 1829-1908) Courtesy Artcyclopedia
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