Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "In Greek mythology, Achelous (/ækᵻˈloʊ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχελῷος Achelōios) was the patron deity of the \"silver-swirling\" Achelous River, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every river having its own river spirit. His name is pre-Greek, its meaning unknown. The Greeks invented etymologies to associate it with Greek word roots (one such popular etymology translates the name as \"he who washes away care\")."@en }
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- Achelous comment "In Greek mythology, Achelous (/ækᵻˈloʊ.əs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχελῷος Achelōios) was the patron deity of the \"silver-swirling\" Achelous River, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities, every river having its own river spirit. His name is pre-Greek, its meaning unknown. The Greeks invented etymologies to associate it with Greek word roots (one such popular etymology translates the name as \"he who washes away care\").".