{"id":664,"date":"2026-01-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/?p=664"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:11:14","slug":"farjkarlen-charon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/en\/farjkarlen-charon\/","title":{"rendered":"Charon, the Ferryman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-961d04c9c84cbe6662ee4806269eac66\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">Charon is the ferryman of Greek mythology, the one who carried the souls of the dead to the underworld, Hades.<br>Was he pleasant company on the journey? And what happened if you couldn\u2019t pay for the crossing?<br><br>Here you can read a little more about the figure who ferried souls between worlds \u2014 and unlike the ferryman\u2019s own transport service, this one is completely free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-03cf522c9cc94a1e1050b9ae262a0973\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><em>Image: \u2019Charon Crossing the Styx\u2019 painted by Joachim Patinir 1520-1524<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dba7ea56b0bd35be57e4076632e4f5a4\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>The Old Workhorse at the Helm<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cb3a1187d22145af3a7b343905e1506b\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">Charon is often described as an old man with unkempt, tangled hair and a bushy beard. His clothes are worn and hang like rags from his emaciated body.<br>The monotonous, often thankless nature of his work has made him tired and surly \u2014 and under Roman influence, sometimes even outright frightening.<br>Who were his parents? How did he come to work as a ferryman? What kind of relationship did he have with the other gods? <br>No one knows, and perhaps that was exactly how Charon wanted it. \u201cMind your business, and I\u2019ll mind mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fab9dbcc0f34fe1a6a641642a0678de6\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>The Ferryman: the Grim Reaper as a Seafarer?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6b9aa540ad5dee10e38ca4f236704e9f\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">Not quite \u2014 but almost.<br>Both figures are psychopomps (Greek for \u201cguides of souls\u201d), meaning beings whose task is to escort the deceased to the afterlife. They do not judge and have no say in what happens to a person\u2019s soul beyond death. Whoever you were in life, you are met in the same way by these creatures.<br><br>The difference is that the Grim Reaper comes to a person at the moment of death and retrieves (or \u201creaps\u201d) their soul, while the ferryman waits at the water\u2019s edge for the soul of the deceased to step aboard.<br><br>The Grim Reaper comes to you \u2014 you must come to the ferryman.<br>The Grim Reaper performs his task for free, while the ferryman expects payment.<br><br>You can read more about the history of the Grim Reaper <a href=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/en\/liemannens-historia\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/liemannens-historia\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9dd57aac03aeddb4ba968c76a75355c1\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>A One-Way Ticket to the Underworld<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-969c7a42ed650d644299a1f2cfea97c3\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">One of the most well-known details about Charon is that he had to be paid for the journey to Hades.<br>At the funeral, a silver coin \u2014 called an obol, or Charon\u2019s obol \u2014 was placed in the mouth of the deceased. The dead were given this coin so they could pay the ferryman and cross into the underworld.&nbsp;<br>Later, it became common to place two coins over the eyes, a tradition that lived on in Europe and other parts of the world. By then, the coins were no longer only meant to pay the ferryman, but also to keep the eyes of the deceased closed. Even today, small weights are used for the same purpose, although other methods are becoming increasingly common in the Western world.<br><br><strong>So what happened if you couldn't pay?<\/strong><br>The soul was forced to wander along the shore for one hundred years. These souls were homeless, restless, and unable to find peace. They cried out, lamented, and felt a deep longing to be allowed into Hades.<br>That is why it was so important that the deceased received a proper burial \u2014 and their coin for Charon.<br>Being stranded between worlds was not something one wished upon a beloved family member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-360855bc65496b8b87b168ff56f7359a\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">I believe we have all encountered someone like Charon in real life.\nThe old workhorse who performs his duty year after year. The worker everyone depends on, yet easily forgets \u2014 until the day he is no longer on duty and everything descends into chaos.<br>Next time we meet a \u201cCharon,\u201d perhaps we should try to cheer the old man up a little?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-94cbac0c4c212a8e596b7fa26f26af13\" style=\"color:#f6f1eb;background-color:#718072\"><strong>Now that you\u2019ve gotten to know Charon a bit better, would you like to explore your own personification of Death? Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/en\/lar-kanna-din-doden\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/lar-kanna-din-doden\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3c4fc957de25d3bfd5c494589ea2324f\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">A short story with Quinley &amp; Herrow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cropped-Coffinfolk-HerrowQuinley-1024x427.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eba172ab5b572d50d67c9168090a96b0\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\"><strong>Who are Quinley and Herrow?<\/strong><br>In Coffinfolk Caf\u00e9\u2019s stand alone short stories, you\u2019ll meet two most unlikely friends:&nbsp;<br><strong>Quinley<\/strong> \u2013 Coffinfolk\u2019s caf\u00e9 host. A young woman who loves life just as much as she loves exploring the cultural heritage of death and sharing advice, information, and insights that can help people \u2013 whether they are facing their own encounter with Death or living with grief.<br><strong>Herrow<\/strong> \u2013 Death himself. He may look frightening in his black cloak, but beneath the bones is a kind soul who enjoys a cup of coffee and sharing experiences gathered from every corner of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49dc4f79fcda54fa37ef20f305a83ebf\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">You can find a longer introduction + a short story about their first meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/coffinfolk.se\/en\/om-coffinfolk\/#intro-QH\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c1c586940f15375e544c22378186889a\" style=\"color:#f6f1eb;background-color:#a0522d\"><strong>\u201cThe Forgotten Ferryman\u201d<\/strong><br>Narrated by Quinley<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cba5a490586ea70601cbfa39225a9336\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">\ud83c\udfb6 <em>Don\u2019t pay the ferryman<\/em><br><em>Don\u2019t even fix a price \ud83c\udfb6<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-848a1ab32b9e7de7baa63184979f7cf9\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">Chris de Burgh\u2019s 80s hit playing in my headphones felt perfectly fitting as I sat there with the ferry\u2019s engine rumbling beneath me, on my way back to the mainland \u2014 or \u201cthe realm of the living,\u201d as my friend liked to call it. <br>Sabina never understood how I could be envious of having to travel by boat to get into the city, especially not in winter, which already came with more than enough trials without adding seafaring to the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c68f1089266616f9e9f3eaac623d8a4\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">When I and a handful of other passengers stepped aboard, the captain welcomed us in a tone that sounded as though the words had long since lost their meaning to him.<br>He must have gone through every step hundreds, perhaps thousands of times. I wouldn\u2019t have been surprised if he could run this route in his sleep.<br>My fellow passengers seemed to feel the same \u2014 the journey had clearly lost its charm as they scrolled through their phones, flipped through a newspaper, or took the opportunity to nap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1ad6bee0249c51eb82e3177b4fb04ec\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">I sank deeper into my seat and gazed out at the white landscape where daylight slowly gave way to winter darkness. <br>A familiar scent of lilac, juniper needles, and old books tickled my nose. When I glanced toward the previously empty seat across from me, I realized I was no longer alone. I paused the music and slipped off my headphones.<br>Herrow raised a bony finger to his lips. With his other hand, he gently let two fingers close my eyelids.<br>\u201cTake the opportunity to rest a little, Quinley.\u201d Herrow\u2019s soft, raspy voice sounded almost like part of the wind whispering outside the window. It took only a minute or two before the gentle rocking of the waves lulled me to sleep.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f8622c129cfaf69bf9229da63f9a99f\" style=\"color:#3b3b3b\">Somewhere far away, I heard my name. Someone lightly shook my shoulder.<br>I forced one eye open. Familiar empty eye sockets stared back at me from a skull.<br>\u201cTime to wake up. We\u2019ll be in port soon.\u201d<br>\u201cThank you,\u201d I whispered back, stretching.<br>\u201cHa! That\u2019s not a word I hear very often in my line of work,\u201d Herrow chuckled, leaning back in his seat as I pulled on my hat and fastened my coat.<br>\u201cYou should hear it more often.\u201d When I reached into my pocket to fish out my gloves, my fingers instead found a bundle of business cards. That gave me an idea.<br><br>The captain\u2019s tired voice announced the ferry\u2019s next stop.<br>I let the other passengers disembark before me. Not one of them spared so much as a glance at the old man standing hunched by the railing, making sure everyone made it ashore safely.<br>\u201cThank you. You should know that you\u2019re appreciated.\u201d I handed him a Coffinfolk business card along with a voucher for a free cup of coffee.<br>\u201cWell then\u2026 much obliged,\u201d he said, extending a hand marked by a lifetime of work in wind and weather.<br>As he turned his back and trudged back toward the wheelhouse, he shook his head, muttering something inaudible, before slipping the card into the pocket of his worn coat.<br><br>After a few steps on solid ground, I turned around and waved.<br>The captain waved back, and I could swear I saw a small smile beneath his bushy beard \u2014 back at his post at the helm, where with practiced hands he ferried people to and from \u201cthe realm of the living.\u201d<br><br>Herrow slipped an arm around my shoulders as we continued toward the sleepy city.<br>I put my headphones back on and pressed \u2018play\u2019.<br><br>\ud83c\udfb6 <em>Don\u2019t pay the ferryman<\/em><br><em>Until he gets you to the other side \ud83c\udfb6<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charon is the ferryman of Greek mythology, the one who carried the souls of the dead to the underworld, Hades.<br \/>\nWas he pleasant company on the journey? 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