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

2. Acraea and Acraeus are also attributes given to various goddesses and gods whose temples were situated upon hills, such as Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Pallas, Artemis, and others. (Paus. 1.1.3, 2.24.1; Apollod. 1.9.28; Vitr. 1.7; Spanheim, ad Callim. Hymn in Jov. 82.)

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