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Μυθολογία του νερού - ΑΧΕΛΩΟΣ
In Greek mythology, Achelos [Achelous] was the personification of the Achelos Potamos river, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities [ every river having its own river spirit ].
His name is pre-Greek, its meaning is unknown. The Greeks invented etymologies to associate it with Greek word roots [one such popular etymology translates the name as 'he who washes away care'].
However, these are etymologically unsound and of much later origin than the name itself. The Achelos river runs through the entire region of Akarnania and its delta empties into the Ionian Sea near Limnothalassa Kokkaia and between the Islands of Makri and Oxia.
In Greek mythology, Achelos [Achelous] was the personification of the Achelos Potamos river, which is the largest river of Greece, and thus the chief of all river deities [ every river having its own river spirit ].
His name is pre-Greek, its meaning is unknown. The Greeks invented etymologies to associate it with Greek word roots [one such popular etymology translates the name as 'he who washes away care'].
However, these are etymologically unsound and of much later origin than the name itself. The Achelos river runs through the entire region of Akarnania and its delta empties into the Ionian Sea near Limnothalassa Kokkaia and between the Islands of Makri and Oxia.