Charon, in Greek mythology, is the ferryman who carried the souls of the dead to the underworld.
Charon may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Caronte (album) (Charon), a 1971 album by Italian band The Trip Charon (band), a Finnish gothic metal band Charon (CrossGen), a comic book character from CrossGen Entertainment's Sigilverse Charon (Dungeons & Dragons), a lord of the Yugoloths whose primary function is to provide passage across the River Styx for a steep price Charon (Marvel Comics), a villainous wizard Charon (The Three Worlds), a fictional human species from Ian Irvine's arc of novels, The Three Worlds Cycle Charon, an Eve Online freighter Charon, a summon from a password-enhanced Golden Sun: The Lost Age and Golden Sun: Dark Dawn Charon V, a fictional submarine in Michael Crichton's novel Sphere Commander Charon, one of the Galactic Commanders from Pokémon Platinum
People with the name Charon, a Theban military commander (fl. mid-4th century BC); see Androcydes Charon of Naucratis, a historian Charon of Carthage, a historian Charon of Lampsacus, a historian Alexios Charon, early 11th-century Byzantine official Charon Asetoyer (born 1951), Comanche activist and women's health advocate Carl Charon (born 1940), former American football player Jacques Charon (1920–1975), French actor and film director Jean-Émile Charon (1920–1998), French nuclear physicist, philosopher and writer. Joel M. Charon (1939–2018), professor emeritus of sociology at Minnesota State University at Moorhead Rita Charon (born 1949), physician and literary scholar Viala Charon (1794–1880), French soldier, Governor General of Algeria, Senator of France
Places Charon (moon), a moon of the dwarf planet Pluto Charon, Louisiana, United States, an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish
Science and technology Charon (gun), an open source 3D-printable gun Charon (arachnid), a genus of whipspider Charon (software), a legacy hardware emulator for VAX, Alpha, HP 3000, PDP-11, and SPARC systems Blue Origin Charon, the first flight test vehicle of Blue Origin
Other uses Charon (horse), a racehorse HMS Charon, several ships of the British Royal Navy
See also Caron (disambiguation) Eugenie Margeurite Honoree Charen (1786–1855), French painter Mona Charen (born 1957), American columnist, political analyst and writer Charron (disambiguation) Charun (disambiguation) Chaeron (disambiguation)