Acheloos

Acheloos Achelous Acheloos, river of Aetolia and Acarnania

Hdt. 7.126, Paus. 5.1.8, Paus. 8.38.10
compared with the Nile: Hdt. 2.10
its fish: Paus. 4.34.1
alluvial land: Paus. 8.24.8, 10, 11
the matricide Alcmaeon takes up his abode in the land formed by its silt: Apollod. 3.7.5
father of the Sirens: Apollod. 1.3.3, Apollod. 1.7.7, Apollod. 2.8.4
father of Hippodamas and Orestes: Apollod. 1.7.3
father of Castaly: Paus. 10.8.9, of Pirene: Paus. 2.2.3, and of Sirens: Paus. 9.34.3
wrestles with Herakles: Paus. 3.18.16, Paus. 6.19.12
wrestles with Herakles for Deianira: Apollod. 3.13.3, Apollod. E.6.14
loses a horn in the struggle, but recovers it: Apollod. 2.7.4
purifies Alcmaeon and gives him his daughter Callirrhoe to wife: Apollod. 3.7.5, Apollod. 3.7.5
enjoins Alcmaeon's sons to dedicate the necklace and robe (of Harmonia) at Delphi: Apollod. 3.7.6
altars of: Paus. 1.34.3, Paus. 1.41.2

Acheloos(2), river on Mount Sipylus Achelous

Acheloos(3), tributary of Alpheus Achelous

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