A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

or ASPHALEIUS (Ἀσφάλιος or Ἀσφάλειος), a surname of Poseidon, under which he was worshipped in several towns of Greece. It describes him as the god who granta

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safety to ports and to navigation in general. (Strab. i. p.57; Paus. 7.21.3; Plut. Thes. 36; Suid. s. v.)

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