Whp pays the Ferryman?

Answer 1

Whoever is being conveyed across the River Styx.

Greek mythology, Styx (Στυξ) is a river which formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld, Hades. It circles Hades nine times. The rivers Styx, Phlegethon, Acheron and Cocytus all converge at the center of Hades on a great marsh. The other important rivers of Hades are Lethe and Eridanos.

Styx is guarded by Phlegyas, who passes the souls from one side to another of the river. In other versions, Phlegyas guards Phlegethon, another of the main rivers of Hades.

The gods respected the Styx and swore binding oaths by it. Zeus swore to give Semele whatever she wanted and was then obliged to follow through, resulting in her death. Helios similarly promised Phaëton whatever he desired, also resulting in his death. Gods that did not follow through on such an oath had to drink from the river, causing them to lose their voices for nine years.

According to some versions, Styx had miraculous powers and could make someone immortal. Achilles may have been dipped in it in his childhood, acquiring invulnerability, with exception of his heel, which was held by his mother in order to submerge him. His exposed heel thus became known as Achilles' heel, a metaphor for a weak spot in modern meaning.

Styx was primarily a feature in the afterworld of Greek mythology, but has been described as a feature present in the hell of Christianity as well, notably in The Divine Comedy. The ferryman Charon is in modern times commonly believed to have transported the souls of the newly dead across this river into the underworld, though in the original Greek and Roman sources, as well as in Dante, it was the river Acheron that Charon plied. Dante put Phlegyas over the Styx and made it the fifth circle of Hell, where the wrathful and sullen are punished by being drowned in the muddy waters for eternity.

In ancient times the Styx was said to be the river that marked the boundary between Ukraine and Russia, near the Ukrainian town of Kerch. Ukraine was on the side representing life, Russia on the side representing death.

Answer 2

Who Pays the Ferryman was a 1970' TV series. - A former UK officer returns to the island of Crete where he played a role in the resistance movement after the Nazis occupied the island and the British forces were overrun. It's however more than just as a vacation, meeting old friends, visiting the places from the past, there is a mysterious history involved. He has an old romance but also made enemies from the past. Film is set on Crete in Greece and was for a good part actually filmed on the island. Colorful TV series which I've seen in 1977 and never since but still can remember vividly, can't wait for it to finally come out on DVD!

Answer 3

That was the reason that the ancients put coins on the dead person's eyes, to pay the ferryman.

Answer 4

the soul of the deceased person will pay the ferryman, useing the pennies placed on his/her eyes after they hae died. the ferryman will then take the soul across the river sticks into heavan.

Answer 5

The two coins over your eyes are to pay the ferryman....

Answer 6

Everyone WHP uses his service I assume

Answer 7

He who must cross over the river of death into the underworld must leave the coins with Charon to paddle him across, little grasshopper.

Answer 8

You had better pay Charon, else you won't make it across the River Styx. So, make sure your loved ones bury you with coins over your eyes.

Answer 9

Jerry

Answer 10

Chris deburgh