[[death-beings]] # Grk. *Akhlús* [Wikipedia: Achlys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achlys) ## Etymology Grk. [*Akhlús*](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%80%CF%87%CE%BB%CF%8D%CF%82) ("mist; darkness, dimness"). According to Beekes, from Proto-Indo-European [*h₂eǵʰlu-](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h%E2%82%82e%C7%B5%CA%B0lu-&action=edit&redlink=1 "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eǵʰlu- (page does not exist)") (“mist, dark weather”).