Definitions for "Acheron"
A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.
"River of Woe". One of the rivers of Hades. Sometimes used as a term for the realm of Hades
(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon
Acheron is an American death metal band, originally based in Florida. Founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley (formerly of Nocturnus), Acheron's musical output is almost exclusively Satanic and anti-Christian in content. Early albums featured interludes by Peter H.