Acheron

Acheron
Acheron
	Acheron river near the village of Glyki
Location
Country	Greece
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ioannina regional unit, Epirus
Mouth
• location	Ionian Sea
• coordinates	39°14′10″N 20°28′34″E / 39.23611°N 20.47611°E
Length	52 km (32 mi)
Basin size	705 km2 (272 sq mi)

The Acheron (/ˈækərən/ or /ˈækərɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων Acheron or Ἀχερούσιος Acherousios; Greek: Αχέροντας Acherontas) is a river in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is 52 km (32 mi) long, and its drainage area is 705 km² (272 sq mi).^[1] Its source is near the village Zotiko, in the southwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit. The Acheron flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, near Parga.

The Acheron also features prominently in Greek mythology, where it is often depicted as the entrance to the Greek Underworld where souls must be ferried across by Charon (although some later sources, such as Roman poets, assign this role to the river Styx).

^ "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 54. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.

[1] "Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment" (in Greek). Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. p. 54. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.

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