The Achelous (Greek: Αχελώος, Ancient Greek: Ἀχελῷος Akhelôios), also Acheloos, is a river in Epirus, western Greece. It is 220 km (137 mi) long. It formed...

Achelous (also Acheloos or Acheloios) (/ˌækɪˈloʊ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχελώϊος, and later Ἀχελῷος, Akhelôios) was the god associated with the Achelous...

may refer to: Achelous River, a major river in Greece Achelous River (disambiguation), other rivers of the name in Greece Achelous, a river deity in Greek...

known as the Battle of Anchialus, took place on 20 August 917, on the Achelous river near the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, close to the fortress Tuthom (modern...

USS Achelous (ARL-1) was one of 39 tank landing ships converted into landing craft repair ships for service in the United States Navy during World War...

The Achelous (Ancient Greek: Ἀχελῷος Akhelôios), also Acheloos, is a mountain torrent of ancient Arcadia, flowing into the Alpheus, from the north of Mount...

west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance...

ancient Aetolia, situated towards the northwest of Aetolia, near the Achelous River. Its name suggested that it was a town of the Agraei; but the narrative...

(Ποταμοί), Gods of rivers and streams of the earth Some notable river gods include: Achelous, the god of the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece, who...

The Achelous (Ancient Greek: Ἀχελῷος Akhelôios), also Acheloos, is a river of the district of Malis in ancient Thessaly, flowing past the town of Paracheloïtae...

to: rivers Achelous River, a river in western Greece Achelous River (Arcadia), a river in Arcadia, Greece Achelous River (Thessaly), a river in Thessaly...

eastern part of the modern regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania. The Achelous River separates Aetolia from Acarnania to the west; on the north it had boundaries...

of Achelous: A Byzantine expeditionary force (62,000 men) under General Leo Phokas (the Elder) is routed by the Bulgarians at the Achelous River near...

Battle of Achelous or Battle of Acheloos can refer to: Battle of Achelous (917) on the Moesian Achelous river, between the Byzantines and Bulgarians....

Oceanids, Dryades etc., see respective articles. Sabrina (the river Severn) Tágides (Tagus River) Hylas and nymphs from a mosaic in Roman Gaul (3rd century)...

was killed by a lion. According to Herodotus lions occurred between Achelous river and Nestus, being plentiful between Akanthos and Thermi. When Xerxes...

west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary, and north of the gulf of Calydon, which is the entrance...

the inhabitants of Hellas (i.e., "the country about Dodona and the Achelous [river]") who were also known as Hellenes. In the Parian Chronicle, the Hellenes...

The Battle of Achelous (Albanian: Beteja e Akelout) (also Battle of Acheloos) took place in 1358 or 1359 near the river Achelous in Aetolia, modern Greece...

Nile River Sykia Dam 170 m (560 ft) Embankment, earth-fill  Greece Achelous River Aksu Dam 155 m (509 ft) Embankment, rock-fill  Turkey Çoruh River Myitsone...

he goes to a delta of the Achelous river, which was newly formed. There he marries Callirrhoe, the daughter of the river's god. She had heard of the famous...

pouring water.[citation needed] Notable river gods include: Achelous, the god of the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece, who gave his daughter in...

Meteorologica where he places archaic Hellas in Epirus between Dodona and the Achelous river, where in his opinion the great deluge of Deucalion must have occurred...

a region between Dodona—site of the oldest reported oracle—and the Achelous river; Aristotle named the area ancient Hellas. A group who were formerly...

The Achelous-class repair ship was a class of ship built by the US Navy during World War II. As the United States gained experience in amphibious operations...

brooks and other bodies of fresh water. They are distinct from river gods, who embodied rivers, and the very ancient spirits that inhabited the still waters...

Aristotle names ancient Hellas as an area in Epirus between Dodona and the Achelous river, the location of the Great Deluge of Deucalion, a land occupied by the...

of Phthiotis, Boeotia, and Athens as well. Some important and well-known rivers of Central Greece are the Acheloos in Aetolia-Acarnania, which is the second...

(Γραικοί), in his Meteorology. He wrote that the area around Dodona and the Achelous River was inhabited by the Selli and a people, who had been called Graeci...

(i.e. innumerable) river gods. These included: Achelous, the god of the Achelous River, the largest river in Greece, who gave his daughter in marriage to...