ἐφῐάλτ-ης,ου,ὁ, Acol.
A.
ἐπιάλτης
Alc. 129
, alsoἐπίαλοςibid.:—nightmare, conceived as a throttling demon, Phryn.Com. 1 , Dsc. 3.140 (pl.), Artem. 2.37 , Ruf. ap. Orib. 7.26.177 , Str. 1.2.8 ; pr. n. of one of the Aloidae, Il. 5.385 , Od. 11.308 , Pi. P. 4.89 (Ἐπ- acc. to Sch. Od. l.c., cf. A.D. Synt. 179.22 ), and Att. pr. n., cf. Acl.Dion. Fr. 381 , IG 12.950.92 , etc. (Identified withἠπιόληςby A.D. Fr. 8.12 (or Apollodorus,v.
Sophr. 68 note);ἐπιάλτηςis expld. asῥιγοπύρετονby Suid. ; popularly connected withἐφάλλομαι, Sch.B Il. 5.385 , orἐφίαλλω, EM 403.32 ; cf.incubo.) -ία,ἡ, = γλυκυσίδη , Aët. 1.84 ; = ἐφιαλτεία (q. v.).