Meaning Of The Word Alpheus

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Alpheus in American English
a river god who pursues the nymph Arethusa until she is changed into a stream by Artemis

Alpheus in British English
noun: a river god, lover of the nymph Arethusa. She changed into a spring to evade him, but he changed into a river and mingled with her

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