Recent Examples on the WebThe moving instrumental's title is not only a reference to Nyx, the Greek goddess of night, and her son Charon, who ferries newly deceased souls across the rivers Styx and Acheron, but a tribute to the late father of Hozier's close friend and bass player, Alex Ryan.—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2023 The name came from Dante’s Inferno, in which the River Acheron carries people to hell.—Brandon Sneed, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2022
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