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👤 Alpheios (river god)

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Information
river god and eponym of river
Personification of
🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese)
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q911084
Trismegistos
https://www.trismegistos.org/name/1898
LIMC headword
Alpheios
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/zaab5yjPSjK4VALdfk335w4
Gender
Male
Appearance and powers
Has hybrid form
Experiences
Undergoes metamorphosis
Son of
👤 Tethys Titan👤 Oceanos (Titan) Titan, personification of Ocean
Father of
👤 Orsilochos (Pheraian I) father of Diocles, son of Alpheios👤 Melantheia (d. of Alpheios) mother of Eirene
Has children with
👤 Telegone daughter of Pharis
Transformed into
🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western Peloponnese
Cult sites
🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
Cult established by
👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
Related entities
👤 Orsilochos (Pheraian I) father of Diocles, son of Alpheios👤 Acheloos (river god) river god👤 Oceanos (Titan) Titan, personification of Ocean👤 Tethys Titan👤 Nile (river god) river god👤 Sangarios (river god) river god👤 Scamandros (river god) river god near Troy👤 Simoeis (river god) river god at Troy👤 Strymon (river god) river god in Thrace👤 Ladon (river god) river god👤 Eridanos (river god) river god👤 Maiandros (river god) river god👤 Istros (river god) river god👤 Phasis (river god) river god👤 Rhesos (river god) river god👤 Nestos (river god) river god👤 Rhodios (river god) river god👤 Haliacmon (river god) river god👤 Heptaporos (river god) river god👤 Granicos river god👤 Aisepos (river god) river god👤 Peneios (river god) river god in Thessaly👤 Hermos (river god) river god👤 Caicos (river god) river god👤 Parthenios (river god) river god👤 Euenos (river god) river god👤 Ardescos (river god) river god👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Poseidon Olympian god👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at Troy🌍 River Alpheios (Peloponnese) river in western Peloponnese👤 Telegone daughter of Pharis👤 Arethousa (Sicilian) eponym of Spring Arethousa🌍 Ortygia (island) island off Sicily, sometimes identified as the birthplace of Artemis🏛️ Spring Arethousa (Sicily)👤 Hippodameia (Elian) daughter of Oinomaos, wife of Pelops👤 Pelops (Pisan) son of Tantalos, eponym of the Peloponnese👤 Myrtilos son of Hermes👤 Oinomaos (Elian) king of Pisa👤 Sterope (Atlantid) daughter of Atlas, one of the Pleiades👥 the Horses of Oinomaos driven by Myrtilos🌍 River Cladeos (Elis) river in Elis👤 Cladeos (river god) river god and eponym of river in Elis👥 the Horses of Pelops given to Pelops by Poseidon🌍 the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia👤 Artemis Olympian goddess🌍 Letrinoi (Elis) city in Elis👤 Selemnos (eponym) eponym of Selemnos river🌍 the Sanctuary of Artemis Alpheiaia near Letrinoi (Elis) unlocated sanctuary at the mouth of the Alpheios River🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese🌍 Sicily (island) island near Italy👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero👤 Amythaon son of Cretheus, father of Bias and Melampous👤 Arcas son of Zeus and Callisto👤 Chrysippos (s. of Pelops) son of Pelops👤 Eileithyia goddess(es) of childbirth, daughter(s) of Zeus and Hera👤 Melampous son of Amythaon, prophet👤 Cillas (eponym) eponym of Cilla, charioteer of Pelops👤 Clytios (s. of Alcmaion) son of Alcmaion👤 Iamos son of Apollo, received divination from him👤 Sosipolis native Elean deity🌍 Elis (region) region in the Peloponnese🌍 Psophis (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Mount Cyllene (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia🌍 Orchomenos (Arcadia) city in Arcadia🌍 Mount Mainalion (Arcadia) mountain in Arcadia🌍 River Erymanthos (Arcadia) river in Arcadia on the border with Elis👤 Melantheia (d. of Alpheios) mother of Eirene
Mentioned by
📖 Homer, Iliad 5.541-5.560📖 Hesiod, Theogony 337-345📖 Homer, Iliad 11.711-11.779📖 Pausanias 4.30.2-4.30.3📖 Pausanias 5.7.2-5.7.4📖 Pausanias 5.10.6-5.10.7📖 Pausanias 5.14.4-5.14.10📖 Pausanias 5.24.7-5.24.8📖 Pausanias 6.22.8-6.22.11📖 Homer, Odyssey 3.477-3.497📖 Pausanias 7.23.1-7.23.3📖 Homer, Odyssey 15.185-15.188📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Sea-Gods 3.1-3.2 MacLeod📖 Pindar, Olympian 10 24-59📖 Telesilla fr. 717 PMG📖 Lucian, The Dance 48📖 Ovid, Amores 3.6📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.572-5.641📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 231-302📖 Plutarch, Greek Questions 19
Mentioned in text
Homer, IliadHesiod, TheogonyPausaniasHomer, OdysseyLucian, Dialogues of the Sea-GodsPindar, Olympian 10TelesillaLucian, The DanceOvid, AmoresOvid, MetamorphosesEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisPlutarch, Greek Questions
Reported to be mentioned in text
Homer, IliadPindar, Nemean 1
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Homer, Iliad 5.541-5.560📖 Pindar, Nemean 1 1-18
Depictions
🎨 East Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Paionios (LIMC Alpheios 8)🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Toro V 1, 7, Pompeii (PALP r5-i1-p7-space-14)
Reported depictions
🎨 East Pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia by Paionios (LIMC Alpheios 8)🎨 Statue Group of Zeus, Pelops, and Alpheios in the Sanctuary of Zeus, Olympia (LIMC Alpheios 9)
Relevant to local traditions reported from
🌍 Messenia (Peloponnese) region in Peloponnese
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