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title: Charon, Attic Lekythos Detail
author: Peter Roan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14014/charon-attic-lekythos-detail/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Charon, Attic Lekythos Detail

_Authored by Peter Roan_

## Image File

[![Charon, Attic Lekythos Detail](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14014.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14014.png)

## Image Caption

A detail of an Attic lekythos vase, c. 450 BCE showing [Charon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charon/), the boatman who ferried souls across the river Styx to [Hades](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hades/). To the right is [Hermes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hermes/), identified by his kerykeion or herald's staff and fulfilling one of his functions as guide to the dead. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Roan, P. (2021, May 12). Charon, Attic Lekythos Detail. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14014/charon-attic-lekythos-detail/>
### Chicago
Roan, Peter. "Charon, Attic Lekythos Detail." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14014/charon-attic-lekythos-detail/>.
### MLA
Roan, Peter. "Charon, Attic Lekythos Detail." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14014/charon-attic-lekythos-detail/>.

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