Achelous

Reading notes

• The Loves §3.6 Achelous

  Greatest of the Greek river-gods; he wrestled Hercules for Deianira and lost a horn.

• The Heroides §9 Achelous

  The river-god who fought Hercules for Deianira and lost a horn; one of the two battles fought over her.

• The Heroides §16 the horns of Achelous

  The river-god Achelous, whose horn Hercules broke in the contest for Deianira.

• The Festivals §2.proem Achelous

  The greatest river of Greece, here the river-god who absolved Alcmaeon of his mother's murder.

• Metamorphoses §8.218 Achelous

  The river-god Achelous, greatest of Greek rivers, who hosts Theseus and narrates the tales that follow.