Achelois

Achelois was a name attributed to several figures in Greek mythology.

Achelois (Greek: Ἀχελωΐς, 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.^[1]
Achelois was a surname of the Sirens, the daughters of Achelous and a muse.^[2]^[3]
Achelois was a general name for water-nymphs, as in Columella,^[4] where the companions of the Pegasids are called Acheloides.

References

^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), "Achelois (1) and (2)", in Smith, William, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, 1, Boston, MA, pp. 8
^ Ovid, Metamorphoses v. 552, xiv. 87.
^ Apollodorus i. 7. § 10.
^ Columella x. 263

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