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

(Ἐλευσίς), a son of Hermes and Daeira, the daughter of Oceanus. The town of Eleusis in Attica was believed to have derived its name from him. (Paus. 1.38.7; Apollod. 1.5.2; Hygin. Fab. 147.) he was married to Cothonea or Cyntinia. (Hygin. l.c.; Serv. ad Virg. Georg. i 19.)

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