Alpheus

Alpheus may refer to:Alpheus (mythology), a river god in greek mythology.Alfeios River, the greek river in which the mythological god refers to.Alphaeus, a father of two of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament.Alpheus (genus), a genus of shrimp.
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n. alpheus

[Greek] In Greek myth, Alpheus is a river deity, son of Oceanus and Tethys. He fell madly in love with the Nereid Arethusa and pursued her under the sea to Sicily. Here she pleaded to Artemis who changed her into a fountain. The river Alpheus then worked its way underground to mingle with the waters of Arethusa.

a thousand; learned; chief
  

ALFEO [NOME]. ALPHAEUS [NOME]. ALPHEUS [NOME]