The Greek theonym Charon remains without any Greek or Indo-European etymology. In the article is the name explained as an adaptation of the West Semitic theonym Hawran, belonging to a chthonian deity of the Ugaritic epics.
The Greek theonym Charon remains without any Greek or Indo-European etymology. In the article is the name explained as an adaptation of the West Semitic theonym Hawran, belonging to a chthonian deity of the Ugaritic epics. (en)