(Ἐλάρα), a daughter of Orchomenus or Minyas, who became by Zeus the mother of the giant Tityus; and Zeus, from fear of Hera, concealed her under the earth. (Apollod. 1.4.1 ; Apollon. 1.762; Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1583; Müller, Orchom. p. 185, 2d. edit.)
[L.S]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