Acheron (disambiguation)

Acheron may refer to:

In places:

Acheron, a river in Greece, believed in ancient Greek mythology to branch into the underworld
Acheron, Victoria, a town in Australia
Acheron River (Victoria), Australia
Acheron River (Marlborough), New Zealand
Acheron River (Canterbury), New Zealand

In fiction:

Acheron LV-426, the planet where the film Alien, and its sequel Aliens, are primarily set
Acheron (Dungeons & Dragons), one of the Outer Planes in Dungeons and Dragons cosmology
The Acheron, a fictional 19th-century French warship in the motion picture Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Acheron Parthenopaeus, a character in the Dark-Hunter series of romance books
Acheron Hades, a diabolical villain in Jasper Fforde's book The Eyre Affair
Acheron, a main character of the webcomic Inverloch
Acheron Empire, a kingdom in the fantasy tales of Robert E. Howard
Acheron, a character in the sixth season of Winx Club

In other uses:

Acherontas, a Greek black metal band formed by Nikolaos Panagopoulos
Acheron (band), a Florida death metal band
Acheron, the earlier name for Abramelin, a Melbourne death metal band
HMS Acheron, the name of several ships of the Royal Navy
Acheron-class torpedo boat, a torpedo boat of the New South Wales Naval Brigade
Acheron language, a language of Sudan

See also