Alpheus


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Alpheus

hunter pursuing Arethusa is turned into a river. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 26]

Alpheus

river god. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 18]
See: Water
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Simeon was a nephew of Saint Joseph, being the son of his brother Cleophas, otherwise known as Alpheus, who was married to a sister of the Blessed Mother.

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