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Author: Common crawl
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German[de]
Plato schafft mit der Vorstellung vom Totengericht eine Neukonzeption.
English[en]
The deceased entered the underworld by crossing the river Acheron , ferried across by Charon (kair'-on), who charged an obolus (coin) for passage. The far side of the river was guarded by Cerberus , the three-headed dog defeated by Heracles (or Hercules as the Romans referred to him).