"Alpheus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ælˈfiːəs/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós, literally “Whitish”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Ἀλφειός|lit=Whitish}} Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós, literally “Whitish”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alpheus
  1. (Greek mythology) A river in Hades. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Afterlife, Death Translations (river in Hades): Αλφειός (Alfeiós) [masculine] (Greek), Alfeu [masculine] (Portuguese), Алфе́й (Alféj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Alpheus-en-name-ubPgSki- Disambiguation of Afterlife: 51 38 11 Disambiguation of Death: 53 35 12 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'river in Hades': 83 10 8
  2. (Greek mythology) The god/personification of the river Alpheus. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Gods Synonyms: Alphaeus, Alpheius Translations (god of the river Alpheus): Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Αλφειός (Alfeiós) [masculine] (Greek), Алфе́й (Alféj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Alpheus-en-name-AH1aBkSt Disambiguation of Gods: 35 45 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 53 33 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 58 19 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 24 54 23 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'god of the river Alpheus': 7 93 0
  3. A male given name, of mostly historical usage. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Categories (place): Rivers Translations (male given name): Alfeo [masculine] (Italian), Alfeusz [masculine] (Polish), Alfeu [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Alpheus-en-name-ZFvWiUQy Disambiguation of Rivers: 16 36 48 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 2 2 96

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