From Colorado College's 1914 yearbook.

From Red Herring, June 1993.

"Mysterious River Styx: Indiana stream of blind fish disappears three times."  From The Duluth Herald, 1904.

Charon, from History of the Heathen Gods and Heroes of Antiquity by William Sheldon, 1816.

From King Arthur's Knights by Henry Gilbert and illustrated by Walter Crane, 1911.

From our review of Hades Speaks! A Guide To the Underworld By the Greek God of the Dead, by Vicky Alvear Shecter and illustrated by J. E. Larson, in which we hail the illustrations for bringing the underworld to life (as it were).

From Indiana University's 1914 yearbook.

From our review of Hades Speaks! A Guide To the Underworld By the Greek God of the Dead, by Vicky Alvear Shecter and illustrated by J. E. Larson, in which we hail the illustrations for bringing the underworld to life (as it were).  Though we love that the narrator is bitter and alienated, the anachronisms certainly rub us the wrong way.  We get that the author is striving to appeal to young readers with references to Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, modern sports, and the like, but (having ourselves dedicated years to studying the art of prosaic timelessness) we'd prefer this book (and any, for that matter) be unrooted in time.  A classical tone, ageless -- that's what a guide to the Greek underworld should possess.  Yet the spectacular illustrations make it easier to turn a blind eye to any narrative weaknesses.  Not since Gustave Doré have we seen such an engaging depiction of the other place.

From Northeastern's 1921 yearbook.  See How to Hoodoo Hack a Yearbook.

From Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge handbook.

A houseboat on the river Styx for the 100th reunion of the class of 1899.  From Johns Hopkins' 1899 yearbook.

From Lustige Blätter, 1917.

When the boat has eyes, bat wings, and shouded figures aboard, double check your ticket and make sure you're on the right pier.  From Lustige Blätter, 1906.

From The Rotunda newspaper of Longwood College, 1971.