Apemius

Apemius (Ancient Greek: Ἀπήμιος) or Apemios was an epithet of the god Zeus in Greek mythology, which meant "averter of ills".[1] Under this name Zeus had an altar on Mount Parnes in Attica,[2] on which sacrifices were offered to him.[3]

There is also a mountain at Hymettus with shrines to Zeus that some scholars considered to be connected to his worship as Apemius.[4][5]

Notes
  1. Avery, Catherine B. (1962). The New Century Classical Handbook. Appleton-Century-Crofts. pp. 118. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  2. Morgan, M. H. (1901). "Greek and Roman Rain-Gods and Rain-Charms". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association. Johns Hopkins University Press. 32: 83–109. doi:10.2307/282612. JSTOR 282612.
  3. Pausanias, Description of Greece 1.32.2
  4. Langdon, Merle K. (1976). "A Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Hymettos". Hesperia Supplements. American School of Classical Studies at Athens. 16. ISBN 9780876615164. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  5. van der Eijnde, F. (2010). "The forgotten sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Parnes" (PDF). Talanta. 42: 113–128.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Apemius". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 224.


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