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カロンカローン
1. [n] {astronomy}
▶ Charon (moon of Pluto)
2. [n] {Greek mythology}
▶ Charon (ferryman of Hades)



History:
5. A 2023-05-11 20:59:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2023-05-11 19:41:01  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/カローン
  Comments:
Not a god.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>カローン</reb>
@@ -14 +17,2 @@
-<gloss>Charon (Greek god)</gloss>
+<field>&grmyth;</field>
+<gloss>Charon (ferryman of Hades)</gloss>
3. A 2017-05-12 07:44:10  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2017-05-11 16:45:40  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -8,0 +9 @@
+<field>&astron;</field>
1. A* 2017-05-11 06:30:34  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5 daijs jwiki
  Comments:
I think there are about 10 moons in the solar system worth having.
Now we got most of them.
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wiki: In Greek mythology, Charon ... is the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of the newly deceased across the river Styx ... A coin to pay Charon for passage ... was sometimes placed in or on the mouth of a dead person.

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