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noun

Ăchĕlōŭs

gen. Ăchĕloi · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
A celebrated river of Middle Greece; which; rising in Pindus
A celebrated river of Middle Greece, which, rising in Pindus, separates Aetolia from Acarnania, and empties into the Ionian Sea, now the Aspropotamo, Mel. 2, 3, 10; Plin. 4, 1, 2 al.—Hence,
The river-god Achelous
The river-god Achelous, Ov. M. 8, 549 sq.; 10, 8 sq.; Prop. 2, 34, 33 al.
Perseus ID: n484 Key: Achelous