Charon

Charon may refer to:

Ancient world

  • Charon (mythology), in Greek mythology, the ferryman who ferried the dead to the underworld
  • Charon of Lampsacus, ancient Greek logographer (history)
  • Charon, a Theban military commander (fl. mid-4th century BC); see Androcydes (painter)

Science, technology and manufacturing

  • Charon (moon), a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto
  • Charon (web browser), a web browser for the Inferno operating system
  • Charon (genus), a genus of amblypygid
  • Charon (cars), a Dutch automobile manufacturer

Popular culture

  • Charon (band), a Finnish gothic metal band
  • Charon (CrossGen), a comic book character from CrossGen Entertainment's Sigilverse
  • Charon (Dungeons & Dragons), a lord of the Yugoloths whose primary function is to provide passage across the River Styx for a steep price
  • Charon (Marvel Comics), a villainous wizard
  • Charon (The Three Worlds), a fictional human species from Ian Irvine's arc of novels, The Three Worlds Cycle
  • Commander Charon, one of the Galactic Commanders from Pokémon Platinum
  • Caronte (Charon), a 1971 album by Italian band The Trip

Video games

  • Charon, a freighter class capital ship in the MMORPG Eve Online
  • Charon, a deathly mutated man (ghoul) in Fallout 3
  • Charon, an inmate in the game Dead Island, who worked for multiple terrorist and hacker groups

Other

  • Charon, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish
  • HMS Charon, several ships of the British Royal Navy