Alpheus (deity)
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In Greek mythology, Alpheus or Alpheios was the river god who embodied the river of the same name.
A tetradrachm of Gelon, tyrant of Syracuse, minted c. 485 BC. The obverse depicts Alpheus, referring to the foundation myth of Syracuse.
An engraving by Bernard Picart depicting a scene from Ovid's Metamorphoses in which Alpheus attempts to capture the nymph Arethusa.
Alpheus chasing Arethusa by Antoine Coypel (18th-century)
Alpheus and Arethusa by René-Antoine Houasse
River gods (Greek mythology)
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In ancient Greek religion and mythology, rivers were often personified as deities, and in a number of ancient Greek cities river gods were the subject of local worship. In Hesiod's Theogony, the river
Alpheus (deity)
…In Greek mythology, Alpheus or Alpheios (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλφειός, lit. 'whitish') was the river god who embodied the river of the same name. Like most river gods, Alpheus was the child of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. Telegone, daughter…
Nilus, the potamos of the Nile River, depicted in a Coptic tapestry