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Charon Sculpture (Ferryman to the Underworld)

Charon Sculpture (Ferryman to the Underworld)

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Charon Sculpture (Ferryman to the Underworld)

Name: Charon Sculpture (Ferryman to the Underworld)
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Location: Lenzerwische, Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany

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Tom & Freki🎗

December 7, 2021

In 1994 artist Bernd Seiter created the sculpture Charon, a ferryman into the underworld, from iron, cast zinc and wood. The work of art is on the dike at the eastern exit of the town. (Source: Wikipedia)

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JakobusPilger

December 1, 2024

Here you come across a surprising modern sculpture that takes you back to ancient times: In Greek mythology, there was CHARON, the ferryman to the underworld. At the time, a coin was placed on the eyes of the dead during burial; this was Charon's reward for safely transporting the deceased.

However, why he, as the ferryman, is not standing on a barge but on a four-wheeled cart is perhaps a free interpretation by the artist...

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