Acheron
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The Acheron is a river in the Epirus region of northwest Greece.
Acheron river near the village of Glyki
William Blake's depiction of "The Vestibule of Hell and the Souls Mustering to Cross the Acheron" in his Illustrations to Dante's "Divine Comedy", object 5, c. 1824–27. The original for the work is held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
Following Greek mythology, Charon ferries souls across the Acheron to Hell. Those who were neutral in life sit on the banks.
In the Divine Comedy, Charon forces reluctant sinners onto his boat by beating them with his oar. Illustration by Gustave Doré.
Styx
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In Greek mythology, Styx, also called the River Styx, is a goddess and one of the rivers of the Greek Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pall
Acheron
…to the Greek Underworld where souls must be ferried across by Charon (although some later sources, such as Roman poets, assign this role to the river Styx). It is 52 km (32 mi) long, and has a drainage area of 705 km2 (272 sq mi). The river's source is located near the village Zotiko, in the southwestern…
Thetis dips Achilles in Styx, 4th century relief, Museum of Ancient Eleutherna
Ferryman Charon embarks with the soul of the deceased. Fresco from an ancient Lucanian tomb.
Charon carries souls across the river Styx by Alexander Dmitrievich Litovchenko.
The waters of one possible source for the mythical Styx in the Aroanian mountains.