(Σάμιος), a surname of. Poseidon, derived from his temples in Samos and Samicon in Elis. (Strab. xiv. p.637; comp. viii. pp. 343, 347; Paus. 6.25.5.)
[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