Catholics borrowed the term for the Eucharist administered to the sick, viaticum, from a word originally referring an offering to this deity.
A satirical dialogue by Lucian of Samosata opens with Menippus attempting to cheat this deity, claiming "you can't get blood out of a stone." Catholics borrowed the term for the Eucharist administered to the sick, viaticum, from a word originally referring an offering to this deity. On vases called lekythoi, this deity was almost shown with a crooked nose and a pilos helmet, though odd depictions elsewhere often show him with wings and wielding a double hammer. (*) Deiphobe shows a golden artifact to this deity in order to get him to allow a hero to continue on his journey, on which that hero reaches Eridanus and meets his father Anchises. The golden bough of the Cumaean Sibyl can be used to appease this deity, who is usually appeased by the obolus coin under the tongue of the deceased. For 10 points, name this ferryman of the underworld from Greek myth.
A satirical dialogue by Lucian of Samosata opens with Menippus attempting to cheat this deity, claiming "you can't get blood out of a stone."
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