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

(Γενέσιος), that is, " the father," a surname of Poseidon, under which he had a sanctuary near Lerna, on the sea-coast. (Paus. 2.38.4.) The name is identical in meaning with Genethlius (γενέθλιος), under which the same god had a sanctuary at Sparta. (Paus. 3.15.7.)

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