Achelōides (English spelling) Acheloides

Japanese: Achelōides(英語表記)Acheloides
Achelōides (English spelling) Acheloides

…(6) Leimōniades: Nymphs of the pastures. In addition, there are many other nymphs from specific places, towns, or countries, such as Achelōides, the nymph of the Achelōos River, and Nysiades, the nymph of Mount Nysa (the mountain where Dionysus was born). The daughters of Oceanus, the Oceanides, and the daughters of the sea god Nereus, the Nereides, are also sometimes counted among the nymphs. [Tomohiro Mizutani]. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Achelōides" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(6)レイモニアデスLeimōniades 牧場のニンフ。このほか,アケロオス川のニンフのアケロイデスAchelōides,ニュサ山(ディオニュソスの生まれた山)のニンフのニュシアデスNysiadesなどのように,特定の場所,町,国のニンフが多数伝えられており,またオケアノス〈大洋〉の娘たちオケアニデスŌkeanides,海神ネレウスの娘たちネレイデスNērēidesもニンフのうちに数えられることがある。【水谷 智洋】。…

※「Achelōides」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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