urshanabi
ferryman of hubur
river of dead in mesopotamian muthos
si lu igi - another name
man
companion of gilgamesh
collects urnu-snakes in forst
ferry is powered by stone things
destroyed by gilgamesh who powers boat with 120 stakes he has to make to replace them
ferryman banished from kur by survivor of the flood
hamar-tabal, another name
horrible monster

charon
kharon
psychopomp
ferryman of hades
carries souls of newly deceased across rivers
coin to pay for passage, usually obolus or danake
placed in or on mouth of dead
if could not pay or body not uried had to wander shores for 100 years
until allowed to cross
child of night
of keen gaze
fierce, flashing, or feverish eyes
bluish-grey colored eyes
euphemism for death
anger or irascibility
rough, unkempt seaman dressed in reddish brown
holding ferryman's pole in right hand, using left hand to receive deceased
sometimes more kindly and refined demeanor
rust colored skiff
hairy chin
lenth of beard uncombed unclean
eyes like hollow furnaces of fire
greasy girdle
old man in foul garb
haggard cheeks and unkempt beard
long pole
beats relucant dead with oar
eyes of fire
gaunt old man,
mean spirited
winged demon
wielding double hammer
living skeleton in a cowl
swamps
charu
charun
karun
winged figure
assoicated with underworld
xaru
xarun
hammer
pointed ears
snakes around his armss
bluish colorization, decay of death
big wings
large creature with snake like hair
vulture's hooked nose
large tusks like boar
heavy brow ridges
large lips
fiery eyes
black beard
discolored (pale cream, greysish) skin
menacing
assistants
gorgon-like
four charuns in tomb of the charuns
each appear to have subnnames
heavily blistered