Ἀχελώιος

English (Autenrieth)

= Ἀχελῷος: Achelōus, river-god; (1) in Greece, Il. 21.194.—(2) in Phrygia, Il. 24.616†.

ᾰχελώιος a river running between Aitolia and Akarnania. οὐδ' Ἀχελωιο[ Πα. 13c. 11. ]ἀλκὰν Ἀχελωίου κρανίον τοῦτο ζάθε[ον (Pae. 21.9) as a general designation for all fresh water: πρόσθα μὲν ἲς Ἀχελωίου τὸν ἀοιδότατον Εὐρωπία κράνα Μέλανός τε ῥοαὶ τρέφον κάλαμον (Turyn assumes that Εὐρωπία ῥοαὶ is in apposition to ἴς Αχελωίου: cf. Ammonius ad loc.) fr. 70. 1. test., for the encounter between Herakles and Acheloos v. fr. 249a ad Δ. 2.