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Achlys

deity intermediate Greek single tradition · 1

Achlys is a figure from Greek mythology whose name means 'mist' in Ancient Greek. She appears depicted on Heracles' shield in the Hesiodic Shield of Heracles, perhaps representing the personification of sorrow. In Homer, achlys is the mist which fogs or blinds mortal eyes, often in death, and in Nonnus's Dionysiaca she seems to be a witch.

When

First attested
700 BCE
Attested period
-700 – 500
Historical notes
Appears in Hesiodic Shield of Heracles, Homer's works, and Nonnus's Dionysiaca spanning archaic Greek through late antiquity.

Relationships

co occurs with
Nox, Dies, Aether, Chaos, Erebus
syncretized with
Caligo
serves
Hera
counterpart of
Caligo

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Achlys

Source passages

“Graf, Fritz, "Achlys" in Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World”

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