Achelous (disambiguation)

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Achelous (ancient Greek: Ἀχελῷος) is a river god in Greek mythology.

Achelous may also refer to:

rivers

• Achelous River, a river in western Greece
• Achelous River (Arcadia), a river in Arcadia, Greece
• Achelous River (Thessaly), a river in Thessaly, Greece
• Aheloy (river), a river in southeastern Bulgaria, known in Antiquity and the Middle Ages as Achelous
• Peiros, a river in Achaea, Greece, known in Antiquity as Achelous

other uses

• Achelous (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Portunidae
• Achelous (crater), an impact crater on Ganymede
• Achelous-class repair ship, a class of ship built by the US Navy during World War II
• USS Achelous (ARL-1), a 1942 repair ship