title: Achelois
text: # Achelois
  
  Achelois (Ancient Greek: Ἀχελωίς, Ἀkhelōís means 'she who drives away pain') was a name attributed to several figures in Greek mythology.
  
  * Achelois, a general name for water-nymphs, as in Columella, where the companions of the Pegasids are called Acheloides.
  * Achelois, a daughter of Pierus and one of the Pierides.
  