Alpheus
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Al·phe·us
(ăl-fē′əs) A river of the Peloponnesus in southern Greece flowing about 115 km (70 mi) to the Ionian Sea.
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Alpheus
(ælˈfiːəs)n
(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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