Acheletides
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.
literature
- Konrad Wernicke : Acheletides . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 212.
- Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher: Acheletides . In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Hrsg.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology . Volume 1,1, Leipzig 1886, column 6 ( digitized version ).