Achelous

Achelous in Wikipedia

In Greek mythology, Achelous (English pronunciation: /ækɨˈloʊ.əs/; Greek: Ἀχελῷος Achelōos) was the patron deity of the "silver-swirling"[1] Acheloos River, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every river having its own river spirit. His name is pre-Greek, its meaning unknown. The Greeks invented etymologi...

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Achelous in Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

Achelo'us i*)Axelw=|os), the god of the river Achelous which was the greatest, and according to tradition, the most ancient among the rivers of Greece. He with 3000 brother-rivers is described as a son of Oceanus and Thetys (Hes. Th. 340), or of Oceanus and Gaea, or lastly of Helios and Gaea. (Natal. Com. 7.2.) The origin of the river Achelous is t...

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