Achelous

Acheloos, Akheloos, Akhelous

A river-god personification of the river River Achelous who is capable of shapeshifting.

Genealogy

Aglaope, Callirrhoe, Peirene, Pisinoe, Thelxiepia

Places
  1. Calydon
  2. Springs of Achelous
Events
  1. Hercules wrestles Achelous for Deianira
  2. Hercules gets the horn of Amalthea from Achelous
  3. Alcmaeon goes to the Springs of Achelous, is purified by him
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 3.4
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.10
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 8.1
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.5
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.5
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 7.7
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 7.18
  8. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 21, Section 180
  9. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 34.3
  10. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 2.3
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