Carius

A surname of Zeus, under which he had a temple at Mylassa in Caria. It belonged to the Carians, Lydians, and Mysians in common, as they were believed to be brother nations.1

In Thessaly and Boeotia, Zeus was likewise worshiped under this name.2

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References

Notes

  1. Herodotus. Histories i, 171; v, 66; Strabo. Geography xiv, p. 659.
  2. Photius. Lexicon, s.v..

Source

  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.