Achelois

Achelois (Ancient Greek: Ἀχελωίς, Ἀkhelōís) was a name attributed to several figures in Greek mythology.

Achelois, a general name for water-nymphs, as in Columella,[3] where the companions of the Pegasids are called Acheloides.
Achelois, a daughter of Pierus and one of the Pierides.[4]

Notes

gollark: What?

gollark: I know how to kick it, for example.

gollark: Yes.

gollark: Rust installus.

gollark: He taunts us with that which we cannot do.

Pseudo-Apollodorus, The Library with an English Translation by Sir James George Frazer, F.B.A., F.R.S. in 2 Volumes, Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1921. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.
Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859-1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

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