Achelous

/ (ˌækɪˈləʊəs) /

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noun

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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Words nearby Achelous

Achebe, Achebe, Chinua, acheilia, acheiria, acheiropody, Achelous, achene, Achernar, Acheron, Acheson, Acheulean

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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 Baker
Deaneira, 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 Baker
This 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 Baker
Their parentage also is variously given, though they are usually mentioned as daughters of the river god, Achelous.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson

The oracle of Dodone, in all its answers, ordered sacrifices to the Achelous river.
Pagan Origin of Partialist Doctrines|John Claudius Pitrat