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According to ancient Greek mythology, Acheron was the way through which Charon the boat and charging a donation led the souls of the dead to the underworld.
Acheron intersect rivers Pyriphlegethon and Cocytus and formed the Acherousia lake (the place of the dead) today Lantern, the lake was dried in 1950.

The name of the Acheron River comes from the word 'tumult' meaning without joy-sorrow
According to the legend during the titanic battle the Titans drank water from Acheron to quench their thirst. This angered Zeus who blackened and embittered its waters, which is why Acheron was known as Mafropotamos.

The river Acheron stems from the terms of Souli and Mount Tomoros at an altitude of 1600m. It has 52km length and crosses the Thesprotia and Preveza, the river flows into the Ionian Sea in the village of Parga Beach, where he forms a delta.

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