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Bible Encyclopedias
Acherusia
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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in Greek mythology, is
(1) the name of the sea, which is the source of the Acheron river in Epirus.
(2.) A sea near Cumae, in Italy.
(3.) A cave in the vicinity of the city of Heraclea in Bithynia, by which Hercules is said to have entered the lower regions.
(4.) A sea near Memphis across which the Egyptians ferried their dead, either to bury them on the other shore or to cast them into the water.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Acherusia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/acherusia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Acherusia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/acherusia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
