Meanings
proper noun
alternative Alfeios · alternative Alphaeus · alternative Alpheius
- Greekhuman sciencesThe god or personification of the river Alpheus.
Then Alpheus bold, / On his glacier cold, / With his trident the mountains strook;
1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Arethusa”, in Mary W[ollstonecraft] Shelley, editor, Posthumous Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley, London: […] [C. H. Reynell] for John and Henry L[eigh] Hunt, […], published 1824, →OCLC, page 157 - A male given name of historical usage.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈλφειός
- EnglishAlpheus
From Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós, literally “whitish”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός, Ἀλφειός
- Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós)river in Hades
- Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós)god of the river Alpheus
- Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós)male given name
Greek Αλφειός, Αλφειός
- Αλφειός (Alfeiós)river in Hades
- Αλφειός (Alfeiós)god of the river Alpheus
- Αλφειός (Alfeiós)male given name
Italian Alfeo
- Alfeomale given name
Latin Alphēus, Alphēus
- Alphēusriver in Hades
- Alphēusgod of the river Alpheus
- Alphēusmale given name
Polish Alfeusz
- Alfeuszmale given name
Portuguese Alfeu, Alfeu
- Alfeuriver in Hades
- Alfeumale given name
Russian Алфе́й, Алфе́й
- Алфе́й (Alféj)river in Hades
- Алфе́й (Alféj)god of the river Alpheus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Alpheus
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APA
Alpheus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alpheus
MLA
“Alpheus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alpheus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alpheus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alpheus.
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