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Epithet of Poseidon

In Greek mythology, Epactaeus, Epactius, Epaktaios or Epaktios – that is, the god worshipped on the coast – was used as a surname of Poseidon in Samos, and of Apollo.

Notes

  1. Hesych. s. v. (cited by Schmitz)
  2. Orph. Argon. 1296; Apollon. Rhod. i. 404. (cited by Schmitz)

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainLeonhard Schmitz (1870). Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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