Mysia

A surname of Demeter, who had a temple, Μυσαῖον, between Argos and Mycenae and at Pellene. It is said to have been derived from the Argive Mysius, who received her kindly during her wanderings, and who built a sanctuary to her.

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References

Sources

  • Pausanias. Description of Greece ii, 18.3, 35.3; vii, 27.4.
  • 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.