Inachus is one of the Oceanids in Greek mythology. Inachus was married to Melia, with whom he had one son: Phoroneus. He personified the eponymous river in Greece. He is the father of Io. He founded the city of Argos after rendering the province of Argolis inhabitable again, following the deluge of Deucalion. In Greek and Roman mythology, the Oceanids were the three thousand children of Oceanus and Tethys. ... Jump to: navigation, search Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... In Greek mythology, Melia was a nymph, one of the Meliae, who were daughters of Oceanus. ... In Greek mythology, Phoroneus was a culture-hero, son of Inachus and Melia. ... This article is about the mythological figure. ... Argos (Greek: ΆÏγος, Ãrgos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. ... Argolis (Greek, Modern: ΑÏγολίδα Argolida, Ancient/Katharevousa: ΑÏγολίς -- still the official, formal name) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. ... In Greek mythology, Deucalion, or Deukálion (new-wine sailor) was the son of Prometheus and Clymene or Celaeno. ...
Inachus dorsettensis occurs in coastal waters from about 4 m to at least 300 m offshore on various substrates such as sand, muddy sand and seaweed-covered rocky beds.
Inachus dorsettensis has a triangular shaped shell (carapace) with long slender legs and a U-shaped snout-like projection (rostrum).
Inachus dorsettensis covers itself in tiny pieces of sponge and sea weed to provide camouflage.
INAKHOS (or Inachus) was a River-God of Argolis in the Peloponnesos, southern Greece.
I′NACHUS (Inachos), a river god and king of Argos, is described as a son of Oceanus and Tethys.
The river Inachus is said to have received its name from the fact of Inachus throwing himself into it, at the time when Zeus, enraged at the reproaches which Inachus made on account of the treatment of Io, sent a fury to pursue him.
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