Charon is the ferryman who transports the souls of the dead across the rivers Styx and Acheron to the underworld, where they will be judged. He is often depicted as a grim and aged figure, whose boat carries the deceased to their final resting place.
Charon demands payment for his service, typically in the form of a coin placed in the mouth of the dead. Without this payment, souls are left to wander the shores of the rivers for eternity.