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Ferrying Charon ferries dead across the river Styx. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 147; Ital. Lit.: Inferno.] took the Christ child and the weak across river. [Christian Hagiog.: Hall, 68] carries leper across river. [Christian Hagiog.: Hall, 181] conveyed Dante and Virgil through Stygian marsh. [Ital. Lit.: Inferno] “one who has attained goal,” personified in ferryman role. [Ger. Lit.: Siddharta] jolly member of Robin Hood’s gang; carries Robin over stream but dumps him coming back. [Br. Lit.: Robin Hood] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "Ogg the son of Beorl," says my private hagiographer, "was a boatman who gained a scanty living by ferrying passengers across the river Floss. The husband and lover could not well do otherwise, and they were fain to become deeply interested, it is true, but passive spectators of this primitive species of ferrying. |
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