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Charon's obol

allusive term for a coin placed in the mouth of the dead to pay Charon to ferry them to the underworld
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Charon's obol

Summary

Charon's obol is an idiom derived from Greco-Roman mythology[1]. It draws 349 Wikipedia views per month (idiom_derived_from_greco_roman_mythology category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Charon's obol's instance of is recorded as idiom derived from Greco-Roman mythology[3].
  • Charon's obol's instance of is recorded as coin[4].
  • Charon's obol's part of is recorded as Ancient Greek religion[5].
  • Charon's obol's part of is recorded as ancient Roman religion[6].
  • Charon's obol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04q2qy4[7].

Why It Matters

Charon's obol draws 349 Wikipedia views per month (idiom_derived_from_greco_roman_mythology category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Charon's obol. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/charon-s-obol
MLA “Charon's obol.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/charon-s-obol.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_charon-s-obol_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Charon's obol}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/charon-s-obol}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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