Greek river-god bearing the same name as the river which runs into the Ionian Sea. The son of → Okeanos and of → Tethys. The myth tells how Achelóos fought the hero Heraklés for possession of the Deinaeira, taking the form first...

In Greek mythology, Achelous (English, pronounced /ækɨˈloʊəs/; Greek: Ἀχελῷος (Achelōos)) was the patron deity of the "silver-swirling" Acheloos River, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every...