Achelois
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Achelois was a name attributed to several figures in Greek mythology.
- Achelois (English translation: "she who washes away pain") was a minor Greek moon goddesses. She was frequently the recipient of sacrifices ordered by the Dodonian Oracle, in order for her subjects to be cured of their ailments.
- Achelois was a surname of the Sirens, the daughters of Achelous and a muse.[1][2]
- Achelois was a general name for water-nymphs, as in Columella,[3] where the companions of the Pegasids are called Acheloides.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses v. 552, xiv. 87.
- ^ Apollodorus i. 7. § 10.
- ^ Columella x. 263
- ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), “Achelois (1) and (2)”, in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, MA, pp. 8
