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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JonySky, post: 291410, member: 3802&quot;]<b>The River God</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Well I had to do a bit of home work to find out more about the River Gods on Greek Coins, and it was well worth the learning. In Greek Mythology, Achelous was the patron diety of the Acheloos River, the largest river in Greece, and as a result was considered the chief of all river dieties. Each river had their own River God and were considered the source of &quot;sweet water&quot;, and were worshipped along with the many Gods the Greeks worshipped.&nbsp; Now in the Legends of Herakles, River God Achelous was a suitor for Deianeira daughter of Oeneus, King of Calydon, who battled Herakles for her and lost. At one point in the battle, Achelous turned himself into a bull. So on a number of Greek coins, particularly Gela, Sicily, the River God has the body of a bull and the head of a man. The Bull/Man River God actually appeared in Greek art as early as the 7th Century B C. Pretty cool, huh? Jony[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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