Alpheus


1. greek river-g-d

alpheus, also known as alpheios (ancient greek: ἀλφειός, meaning “whitish”), was in greek mythology a river (the modern alfeios river) and river-god.

2. river

alpheus was also the river which hercules, in the fifth of his labours, re-routed in order to clean the filth from the augean stables in a single day, a task which had been presumed to be impossible.

3. species of shrimp

alpheus is a genus of snapping shrimp of the family alpheidae. this genus contains in excess of 250 species, making this the most species-rich genus of shrimp. like other snapping shrimp, the claws of alpheus are asymmetrical, with one of the claws enlarged for making a popping noise.

4. a learned chief/a capable person
his name is alpheus and true to his name, he leads an army of thousands.

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