Ἅλυς

From LSJ

κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖνbetter to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well

Source

French (Bailly abrégé)

υος (ὁ) :
Halys (auj. Kisil-Irmak), fl. d'Asie Mineure.

Spanish (DGE)

-υος, ὁ
Halis río de Asia Menor, actual Kisil-Irmak, Hdt.1.6, A.Pers.864, Th.1.16, X.An.5.6.9.