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Pluto — /plooh toh/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus. 2. Astron. the planet ninth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of about 2100 miles (3300 km), a mean distance from the … Universalium
Charon — Charonian /keuh roh nee euhn/, Charonic /keuh ron ik/, adj. /kair euhn, kar /, n. 1. Class. Myth. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx. 2. (usually used ironically) any ferryman. 3. Astron. the natural satellite of… … Universalium
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