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Charon's staircase

noun
Char·​on's staircase | \ ˈka(a)rənz-, ˈkār-, -ˌränz-\

Definition of Charon's staircase

: a flight of steps from the middle of the stage to the orchestra of an early Greek theater

History and Etymology for Charon's staircase

after Charon, ferryman of the dead in Hades, from Latin, from Greek Charōn; translation of Greek Charōnioi klimakes; from the steps' supposedly leading to the underworld

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