Alpheus

British  

/ ælˈfiːəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a river god, lover of the nymph Arethusa. She changed into a spring to evade him, but he changed into a river and mingled with her

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Example Sentences

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

As Alpheus caught up to her, Arethusa prayed to Diana.

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