place
Acheron
also: Ἀχέρων
A river of the underworld into which the Pyriphlegethon and Cocytus flow, near where Odysseus must dig his pit to summon the dead.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §10.503 Acheron
A river of the dead, into which Pyriphlegethon and Cocytus flow. Circe directs Odysseus to the rock where those loud-roaring streams meet — the spot where he must dig his pit and call the shades up.