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Achelous (ancient Greek: Ἀχελῷος) is a river god in Greek mythology.
Achelous may also refer to:
- rivers
- Achelous River, a river in western Greece
- Achelous River (Arcadia), a river in Arcadia, Greece
- Achelous River (Thessaly), a river in Thessaly, Greece
- Aheloy (river), a river in southeastern Bulgaria, known in Antiquity and the Middle Ages as Achelous
- Peiros, a river in Achaea, Greece, known in Antiquity as Achelous
- other uses
- Achelous (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Portunidae
- Achelous (crater), an impact crater on Ganymede
- Achelous-class repair ship, a class of ship built by the US Navy during World War II
- USS Achelous (ARL-1), a 1942 repair ship