ACHELOUS (mod. Aspropotamo, "

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• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white

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• RIVER

river ")  , the largest river in Greece (13o M.) . It rises in Mt . Pindus, and, dividing Aetolia from Acarnania, falls into the Ionian Sea . In the lower part of its course the river winds through fertile, marshy plains . Its water is charged with fine mud, which is deposited along its banks and at its mouth, where a number of small islands (Echinades) have been formed . It was formerly called Thoas, from its impetuosity; and its upper portion was called by some Inachus, the name Achelous being restricted to the shorter eastern branch . Achelous is coupled with Ocean by Homer (Il. xxi . 193) as chief of rivers, and the name is given to several other rivers in Greece . The name appears in cult and in mythology as that of the typical river-god; a familiar legend is that of his contest with Heracles for Deianira .