The abundance and abundance of the Euphrates was the subject of another Zeugma mosaic. The head of Acheloos, the king of the Euphrates River, is depicted with the horn of abundance scattering nuts and fruits. Acheloos has a wing-shaped moustache. Flowers are placed in her hair and her forehead is crowned with a double cornucopia horn. In this mosaic, images of fruits such as grapes, pears, figs, pomegranates, loquats and sunflowers growing around the Euphrates are depicted surrounded by horns of abundance and branches. Akheleoos was the eldest of the 3 thousand sons of Oceanus and Tethys, one of the oldest couples in the Hellenic theogony, each of whom was a river god. There are different legends about Acheloos. According to one of these legends; Akheloos, a neighbor of Kalydon King Oineus in Aetolia, proposes marriage to the king's daughter, Deianeria. However, as the river god, Akheloos had the ability to metamorphose and could take any shape he wanted. Sometimes he could be a bull, sometimes he could be a dragon. This ability frightened Deianeria, who would not consider marrying such an annoying husband. When Heracles presented himself to Oineus' palace and proposed marriage to his daughter Deineria, the beautiful girl immediately accepted this offer. However, Hercules had difficulty in getting the girl because of Acheloos, who did not easily agree to be replaced. There was a fierce conflict between the two suitors. Acheloos used all his abilities, and Heracles used all his strength. During the fight, Acheloos turned into a bull. Heracles severed one of his horns. Thereupon, Acheloos considered himself defeated and surrendered. He left the right to marry Deineria to Herakles, but he wanted his broken horn back. In return for this horn, Herakles gave Zeus's wet nurse, the goat Amaltheia's horn, which scattered abundant flowers and fruits. Some authors also claim that this wonderful horn is Acheloos' own horn. Today, the Acheloos River is named Astropotamo and flows into the Greek Sea at the entrance of the Gulf of Patras.
Mosaic Work
The abundance and abundance of the Euphrates was the subject of another Zeugma mosaic. The head of Acheloos, the king of the Euphrates River, is depicted with the horn of abundance scattering nuts and fruits. Acheloos has a wing-shaped moustache. Flowers are placed in her hair and her forehead is crowned with a double cornucopia horn.
