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Al·pheus (al fē′əs)

noun

Gr. Myth. a river god who pursues the nymph Arethusa until she is changed into a stream by Artemis

Etymology: L < Gr Alpheios

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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