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Alpheus

/ælˈfiːəs/

Alpheus proper noun: a river in Hades.

Proper noun

Alpheus

  1. (Greek) A river in Hades.
  2. (Greek) The god or personification of the river Alpheus.
    • Then Alpheus bold, / On his glacier cold, / With his trident the mountains strook;1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Arethusa”, in Mary W[ollstonecraft] Shelley, editor, Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley, London: […] [C. H. Reynell] for John and Henry L[eigh] Hunt, […], published...
  3. A male given name of historical usage.

Forms of Alpheus

alternative formAlfeios
alternative formAlphaeus
alternative formAlpheius

Origin of Alpheus

From Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós, literally “whitish”).

Words formed from Alpheus

Words that rhyme with Alpheus

Questions about Alpheus

What does Alpheus mean?
Alpheus means a river in Hades.
What part of speech is Alpheus?
Alpheus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alpheus?
Alpheus is pronounced /ælˈfiːəs/.

Words near Alpheus in the dictionary

  1. alphenics
  2. Alpherat
  3. Alpheratz
  4. alphette
  5. alphettes
  6. Alpheus
  7. Alpheus Valley
  8. alphin
  9. Alphington
  10. alphins
  11. alphitomancy

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