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Thursday, 5 August, 2004 by Dion Nicolaas
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@ "Hi, CharonWhen an ancient Greek died, his soul went to the nether world:
the Hades. To reach the nether world, the souls had to cross
the river Styx, the river that separated the living from the
dead. The Styx could be crossed by ferry, whose shabby ferry-
man, advanced in age, was called Charon. The deceased's next-
of-kin would place a coin under his tongue, to pay the ferry-
man.

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.." 
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@ "I wonder how the ferry was implemented?" 
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@ j
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@ . 
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   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |   drowned in   | 
 | the river Styx | 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/|
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Dra August 5, 2004 04:21
First comment: 2 April, 2004 5 comments written
LOL
  August 5, 2004 11:34
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
It's good but CharonWhen an ancient Greek died, his soul went to the nether world:
the Hades. To reach the nether world, the souls had to cross
the river Styx, the river that separated the living from the
dead. The Styx could be crossed by ferry, whose shabby ferry-
man, advanced in age, was called Charon. The deceased's next-
of-kin would place a coin under his tongue, to pay the ferry-
man.

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. didn't ferry across the river Styx. He ferried across the Acheron river.
  August 5, 2004 12:49
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
Then how come CharonWhen an ancient Greek died, his soul went to the nether world:
the Hades. To reach the nether world, the souls had to cross
the river Styx, the river that separated the living from the
dead. The Styx could be crossed by ferry, whose shabby ferry-
man, advanced in age, was called Charon. The deceased's next-
of-kin would place a coin under his tongue, to pay the ferry-
man.

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. is often refered to as the "Boatman of the River Styx"?
The 2nd comment guy August 6, 2004 00:13
First comment: 6 August, 2004 1 comments written
That's a common mistake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_%28mythology%29
http://death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details..monstrous.com/charonWhen an ancient Greek died, his soul went to the nether world:
the Hades. To reach the nether world, the souls had to cross
the river Styx, the river that separated the living from the
dead. The Styx could be crossed by ferry, whose shabby ferry-
man, advanced in age, was called Charon. The deceased's next-
of-kin would place a coin under his tongue, to pay the ferry-
man.

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details..htm
but it's still a great comic.
Dion August 6, 2004 09:12
First comment: 2 February, 2004 100 comments written
Thanks for the correction. Still, I'll leave it this way, and keep the comments with it. That's probably more enlightening for most readers than when I change it...
Robert Barber, Tamer of a Digital One September 29, 2004 00:19
First comment: 28 September, 2004 64 comments written
Don't drink the !oWater he gives you; it has a cursed ?oAmnesia effect in it!
L February 10, 2005 14:59
First comment: 10 February, 2005 285 comments written
No, the River Lethe is the one that makes you forget.
The River Styx made Achilles invincible when he was dipped in it as a baby.
Nesman July 5, 2005 08:47
First comment: 4 January, 2005 112 comments written
If anybody reads this now that we can hover and see the nethack dictionary, you can see that, at least according to nethack, Dion was correct.
Fathead April 6, 2006 00:51
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Oh my goodness, Dudley keeps dying....
Grognor April 7, 2007 01:13
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Ha ha ha.
HK June 5, 2007 22:44
First comment: 1 June, 2007 309 comments written
Tee hee!
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