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Achelous
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Achelous, river, Greece

Achelous: see Akhelóos Akhelóos or Achelous (äkhĕlô`ôs), river, 137 mi (221 km) long, rising in the Pindus Mts.
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, river, Greece.

Achelous, in Greek mythology

Achelous (ăk'əlō`əs), in Greek mythology, river god; son of Oceanus and Tethys. He possessed the power to appear as a bull, a serpent, or a bullheaded man. Hercules defeated him and broke off one of his horns, which, according to one legend, became the cornucopia cornucopia (kôr'ny
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. He is sometimes said to be the father of the Sirens.


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