Achelous – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Achelous
n.
long river in Greece; (Greek Mythology) god of the river by the same name
Achelous
In
Greek mythology,
Achelous (;
Ancient Greek:
Acheloios) was the patron deity of the "silver-swirling"
Achelous 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 etymologies to associate it with Greek word roots (one such popular etymology translates the name as "he who washes away care"). However, these are etymologically unsound and of much later origin than the name itself.
Achéloüs
nm.
Achelous, long river in Greece; (Greek Mythology) god of the river by the same name
Achelous
[Greek] In Greek mythology, Achelous is the deity of the river of that name, and ruler of all rivers. He is the eldest son of Oceanus and Tethys. He fought with Heracles for Deianira, a Greek princess. Despite assuming many forms, among which that of a bull, Achelous was eventually vanquished. Heracles broke off one of his horns and nymphs fashioned it into the Cornucopia ("horn of plenty"). Achelous is usually depicted as a bull with the torso of a man and a bearded face (common for river gods, especially on coins), but also as an old, grey man with horns. (Ovid VIII, 547; IX, 1).
Achelous
s.
Achelous, lang elv i Hellas; (gresk mytologi) elvegud med samme navn
