ferryman

Example Sentences

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As an employee of a Manhattan establishment that catered to traveling assassins, Charon — named after the ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology — was the soul of discretion.

From New York Times

In the ancient Mediterranean, people sometimes placed a coin in the mouth, on the eyes, or in the ashes of the dead, a fare for the mythological ferryman to take souls to the underworld.

From New York Times

The movie is also more creature feature than paranormal opus as the girls encounter that bloody bride, a ferryman and his victims, a werewolf and Annabelle’s ferocious ram-horned demon.

From Washington Times

And when Daniela unleashes Annabelle, she releases just about every evil spirit contained in the room: a werewolf, a haunted wedding gown, a ferryman who shepherds spirits to another realm.

From Los Angeles Times

And when Daniela unleashes Annabelle, she unleashes just about every evil spirit contained in the room: a werewolf, a haunted wedding gown, a ferryman who shepherds spirits to another realm.

From Seattle Times