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to pay the ferry man Charon or Khraon whom the Greeks believed carried the dead across the river Styx. If you did not place the coins in the mouths or eyes of the person, you would wander the banks of the river for 100 years or be sent to Tarturas the place under Hades' realm.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe ancient Greeks beleived tha in order to get to the land of Hades; were people went after they died, you had to cross the river Styx. The coin was so that the dead perosn could pay the boatman Charon to ferry them across the river. Otherwise you would be trapped forever on the shores of the Styx and never goet to Elisyum (paradise)
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∙ 15y agoThey believed that it was needed to pay Charon, the ferryman who carried people accross the river Styx to the Underworld in his boat.
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Where is the pace in greek where the dead go and the greek name of the lord of the underworld?
Both have the same name. The greek God Ades is the ruler of the underworld, and the place it inhabits and where the souls go after death is also called Ades. in Greek: Άδης
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Who was the god of the dead?
Hades was the God of the dead in Greek mythology.
What did the roman soldiers do and not do that showed that Jesus was dead?
They could see that Jesus was already dead, so they did not break his legs to speed up the process. As an assurance that he was truly dead, one of the soldiers stabbed him in the heart with his spear.
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What does Tartarus mean in greek?
Hell, Place of the Dead, Deep place.
Place where the dead go and greek name of the lord underworld?
Pluto
What is the name of the place where the dead go in greek and roman mythology?
Hades
Do catholics put coins in the eyes of the dead?
No, Catholic tradition does not involve putting coins in the eyes of the dead. This practice comes from ancient Greek and Roman customs to pay the ferryman to transport the deceased across the river Styx in the afterlife. It is not a part of Catholic funeral rites.
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What was hades functions in greek society?
Hades was both the King of the Underworld and another name of the Underworld in which the dead resided: it was both a place the dead resided in after death, and the ruler of that place.
What is the Greek name of Hades?
Actually, "Hades" IS the Greek name for the place where dead people went according to the ancient greek religion, but Pluto is hades' roman name
What are the release dates for Dead Soldiers - 2000?
Dead Soldiers - 2000 was released on: USA: 2000
Place where the dead go and greek name of lord of the underworld?
Hades was the underworld; the ruler of Hades was Pluto.
What is the effect of putting coins on the eyes of the dead?
The coins on the eyes of the dead are meant to provide the dead with payment for Charon, the ferryman who takes the dead across the River Styx and into the Underworld.
What are the soldiers of the body?
Dead?
Where is the pace in greek where the dead go and the greek name of the lord of the underworld?
Both have the same name. The greek God Ades is the ruler of the underworld, and the place it inhabits and where the souls go after death is also called Ades. in Greek: Άδης
