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The practice of putting pennies on the eyes of the dead is from Greek mythology; the deceased are to pay a toll to Charon, the ferryman of the underworld in order to cross the river Styx.
The practice of putting pennies on the eyes of the dead is from Greek mythology; the deceased are to pay a toll to Charon, the ferryman of the underworld in order to cross the river Styx.