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Alpheus
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Translingual
mul
Etymology
mul
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Alpheidae family certain snapping shrimps
References
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English
Alternative forms
en Alfeios
en Alphaeus
en Alpheius
Etymology
From en grc Ἀλφειός whitish.
Pronunciation
en /ælˈfiːəs/
en iːəs 3
Proper noun
en Greek mythology A river in Hades.
en Greek mythology The god or personification of the river Alpheus.
Arethusa 157 Then Alpheus bold, / On his glacier cold, / With his trident the mountains strook;
en male historical.
Derived terms
en Alpheus Valley
Translations
river in Hades
Greek: el Αλφειός m
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀλφειός m
Latin: la Alphēus m
Portuguese: pt Alfeu m
Russian: ru Алфе́й m
god of the river Alpheus
Greek: el Αλφειός m
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀλφειός m
Latin: la Alphēus m
Russian: ru Алфе́й m
male given name
Greek: el Αλφειός m
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀλφειός m
Italian: it Alfeo m
Latin: la Alphēus m
Polish: pl Alfeusz m
Portuguese: pt Alfeu m
Anagrams
en aehlpsu heals up
en Afterlife Death Gods Rivers
Latin
Alternative forms
la Alphēos
la Alphēius
right|thumb|View of the river
Etymology
la Alphēus :der grc:Ἀλφειός + 1
Pronunciation
Alphēus
Proper noun
Alphēus<2>
la river r/Peloponnesus c/Greece Alfeios, which flows in the Ionian Sea in Elis
Declension
Alphēus<2>
References
Alpheius