title: Achelous (disambiguation)
text: # Achelous (disambiguation)
  
  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
  