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Alpheus

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós, literally Whitish).

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Proper noun

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Alpheus

  1. (Greek mythology) A river in Hades.
  2. (Greek mythology) The god or personification of the river Alpheus.
  3. A male given name, of mostly historical usage.

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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View of the river

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alphēus m sg (genitive Alphēī); second declension

  1. Alfeios (a river in Peloponnesus, Greece), which flows in the Ionian Sea in Elis

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Alphēus
genitive Alphēī
dative Alphēō
accusative Alphēum
ablative Alphēō
vocative Alphēe

References

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  • Alpheus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Alpheus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Alpheius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly