Achelous

/ ˌækɪˈləʊəs /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

Other times it felt like an anvil, as if the river god Achelous was sending out bad thoughts, trying to punish her for taking his horn.

From Literature

Achelous took the form of a bull and attacked him fiercely, but Hercules was used to subduing bulls.

From Literature

But the Latins said the Cornucopia was the horn of Achelous which Hercules broke off when he conquered that river-god, who had taken the form of a bull to fight him.

From Literature

He fought the river-god Achelous because Achelous was in love with the girl Hercules now wanted to marry.

From Literature

Like everyone else by this time, Achelous had no desire to fight him and he tried to reason with him.

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