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Definition of Obolus

Obolus
Obolus Ob"o*lus, n.;pl. Oboli. [L., fr Gr. (?)] (Gr.Antiq.) (a) A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value. (b) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.

Meaning of Obolus from wikipedia

- until he has paid the last obolus" since Luke calls the coin a lepton (a somewhat smaller denomination) rather than an obolus. The currency of the United...
- coffin. This method resembles the ancient Gr**** practice of placing an obolus in the corpse's mouth to pay the toll to cross the River Styx in the underworld...
- Obolo may refer to: The obolus, a Gr**** silver coin worth a sixth of a drachma Obolo language, a language of Nigeria Eastern Obolo, a local government...
- crossing the Styx, ferried across by Charon (kair'-on), who charged an obolus, a small coin for p****age placed in the mouth of the deceased by pious relatives...
- struggles with when questioning truth and one’s own life's importance. The obolus, along with the mirror, is a symbol of one of the new schisms in the story...
- obelisk, obelism, obelus obol- Gr**** ὀβολός, ὀβολοῦ (obolós, oboloû) obol, obolus ocean- Gr**** ὠκεανός (ōkeanós) Oceania, oceanic ochl- crowd, mob Gr**** ὄχλος...
- brothels provided a service accessible to all, regardless of income. (One obolus is one sixth of one drachma, the daily salary of a public servant at the...
- El Muerto Padre Somera 2008 The Warehouse Job Mark Short film 2009 The Obolus Bridgeman Short film The Perfect Sleep Dr. Sebastian 2011 Green Lantern:...
- smallest coins ever struck, approximately 5–7 mm in diameter. 12 chalkoi = 1 obolus 6 oboloi = 1 drachma 70 drachmae = 1 mina (or mna), later 100 drachmae =...
- coffin. This method resembles the Ancient Gr**** practice of placing an obolus in the corpse's mouth to pay the toll to cross the River Styx in the underworld;...