Basileus

"King." A surname of several gods, among whom Zeus, Poseidon, and Apollo. Poseidon was venerated under this name particularly in Troezen.

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References

Source

Vollmer, Wilhelm. (1874). Wörterbuch der Mythologie. Stuttgart, p. 98.

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