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The moving instrumental's title is not only a reference to Nyx, the Greek goddess of night, and her son Charon, who ferries newly deceased souls across the rivers Styx and Acheron, but a tribute to the late father of Hozier's close friend and bass player, Alex Ryan.
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The name came from Dante’s Inferno, in which the River Acheron carries people to hell.
—Brandon Sneed, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2022
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2023
The name came from Dante’s Inferno, in which the River Acheron carries people to hell.
—Brandon Sneed, Outside Online, 11 Jan. 2022
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“Acheron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Acheron. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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