Ἀχελώιος

Ἀ˘χελώιος

a river running between Aitolia and Akarnania. οὐδʼ 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.

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