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Charon Devotional

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Bibliotheca Alexandrina is pleased to announce a new devotional anthology for Charon: The Ferryman Who Bears Souls Across the Styx, The Old Man of the Steering Oar, Steerer of the Black-Sailed Ship, He Whose Breath is the Wind of Lamentation, He Who Guides the Deeply-Sounding Ferry, Master of the Sunken River. Submissions may address topics such as the place of Charon in modern modern practice; personal experiences with Charon; appropriate offerings; an interpretation of the symbols traditionally associated with Charon; the relationship between Charon and the heroes who journey to and from the Underworld; the role and meaning of the coin/s offered to the Ferryman; Charon’s origins as the son of Nyx and Erebos, and how he compares with/relates to their other children; the place of Charon in the order of the Underworld; depictions of Charon in Classical literature; the transformation of artistic depictions of Charon across time; contemporary pop culture depictions of Charon; and so forth.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationOne-time publication.

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Short Story Short StoryNo specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).
Styles:

Literary.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.


Nonfiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Lengths:
Essay EssayNo specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction Narrative NonfictionNo specific word count limits known.
Styles:

Academic, Literary.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.


Poetry Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Literary.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.


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Dates

Last Updated: 24 Apr 2018
Date Added: 04 Feb 2013

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