The “River of Sorrows” (Greek, achos roös); one of the five rivers of the infernal regions.
“Sad Acheron of sorrow, black and deep.” —Milton: Paradise Lost, ii. 578.
“Sad Acheron of sorrow, black and deep.”
—Milton: Paradise Lost, ii. 578.
Pabulum AcherontisFood for the churchyard; said of a dead body.
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