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Apesantius

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Apesantius (Ancient Greek: Ἀπεσάντιος) was an epithet and toponymic surname of the god Zeus from Greek mythology, under which he had a temple on Mount Apesas (modern Mount Phoukas) near Nemea, where Perseus was said to have first offered sacrifices to him.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece 2.15.3
  2. ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s. v. Ἀπέσας

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