Charon from Greek mythology is the carrier of the souls of the dead across the River Styx to Hades (the underworld of the dead). Son of Erebus and Niktas. He was portrayed as a gloomy old man in rags. Charon transports the dead along the waters of underground rivers, receiving payment for this in one obol (according to funeral rites, it is located under the tongue of the dead). It transports only those dead whose bones have found peace in the grave.