Alpheus

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A river of the Peloponnesus in southern Greece flowing about 113 km (70 mi) to the Ionian Sea.

Alpheus [ælˈfiːəs]

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) 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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