ID: 901000751 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000751	Record Type: Character/Person

	Achelous (Greek deity )

Note: Son of Oceanus, he was the shape-shifting Greek river god who was the personification of the Achelous river, one of the longest rivers in Greece. Achelous was worshipped as the god of fresh water. He famously battled with Heracles (Hercules) for the hand of Deianeira and was bested, an event often depicted on Greek pottery. He was believed to have fathered the Sirens with one of the Muses.

Names:

	Achelous (Greek deity ) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Akheloios (Greek deity ) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
	Acheloös (Greek deity ) (English,U,N)
	Acheloos (Greek deity ) (undetermined,U,N)
	Acheloo (Greek deity ) (English,U,N)
	Ἀχελώїoς (Greek deity ) (Ancient Greek,D,N)
	Ἀχελῷος (Greek deity ) (Greek,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Achelous (Greek deity ) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Heracles and Achelous
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek narratives, Story of Heracles (Greco-Roman narratives), Heracles and Achelous (Greco-Roman narrative)) [901001804]

	child of .... Oceanus
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Oceanus (Greek deity)) [901001801]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	associated with .... Achelous
	.....(Aetolia and Acarnania regional division, Region of Western Greece, Greece, Europe) (TGN)

	affiliated/associated with .... riverine bodies of water
	.....(bodies of freshwater by biome, bodies of freshwater, bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Achelous (Greek deity )
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 86002975
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Akheloios (Greek deity )
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Acheloös (Greek deity )
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	Acheloos (Greek deity )
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Acheloo (Greek deity )
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-)
	Ἀχελώїoς (Greek deity )
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achelous
	Ἀχελῷος (Greek deity )
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achelous

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 92K11 (story of)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 86002975
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) Kuiper, Katheen, "Achelous," accessed 9 June 2017
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247206