Alpheus
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As Alpheus caught up to her, Arethusa prayed to Diana.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 2, 2018
In “that hoarse voice he had,” Arethusa says, Alpheus asked her, “Where are you going in such a hurry, Arethusa?”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 2, 2018
“There’s a divide between the old school and the new,” said Jeremy Downward, the chief investment officer for Alpheus Advisors, an investment firm.
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2015
Alpheus Bingham, a co-founder of InnoCentive, says government agencies, ranging from America’s space agency, NASA, to the city of Chicago, now use his company’s platform to offer prizes.
From Economist ● Aug. 5, 2010
They say that often Greek flowers are seen coming up from the bottom, and that if a wooden cup is thrown into the Alpheus in Greece, it will reappear in Arethusa’s well in Sicily.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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