Achelous
/ (ˌækɪˈləʊəs) /
classical myth a river god who changed into a snake and a bull while fighting Hercules but was defeated when Hercules broke off one of his horns
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How to use Achelous in a sentence
Achelous readily agreed to this way of settling their rival pretensions, for he had no doubt as to the result of the wrestling.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerDeaneira, however, much preferred her new lover, and begged him to free her from the betrothal with Achelous.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerThis decided the victory in favor of Hercules, and Achelous departed sullenly to his bed in the river.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip BakerTheir parentage also is variously given, though they are usually mentioned as daughters of the river god, Achelous.
Woman's Work in Music | Arthur ElsonThe oracle of Dodone, in all its answers, ordered sacrifices to the Achelous river.
Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines | John Claudius Pitrat
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