Arta (regional unit)
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Arta is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Arta.
Achelous River
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The Achelous, also Acheloos, is a river in Epirus, western Greece. It is 220 km (137 mi) long. It formed the boundary between Acarnania and Aetolia of antiquity. It empties into the Ionian Sea. In ancient times its spirit was venerated as the river god Achelous.
A Roman fresco from Herculaneum depicting Hercules (from Etruscan Hercle and ultimately Greek Herakles) and Achelous (patron deity of the Achelous River in Greece) from Greco-Roman mythology, 1st century AD