Acheletides

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The Acheletides ( ancient Greek Ἀχελητίδες or Ἀχαλητίδες ) are nymphs of Greek mythology .

They are the nymphs of the Lydian river Acheles , which runs by Sipylos and Smyrna , after which they were named. The Acheletides are only found in the epic poet Panyasis from the 5th century BC. Chr. Attested.

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  1. Panyasis in Scholion on Homer's Iliad 24, 616.