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

and LARISSAEA (Λαρισσαῖος and Λαρισσαῖα), surnames of Zeus and Apollo, derived from the arx Larissa at Argos (Paus. 2.24.4; Strab. ix. p.440, 14.649; Steph. Byz. s. v. Λάρισσα), and of Athena, who derived it from the river Larissus, between Elis and Achaia, where the goddess had a sanctuary. (Paus. 7.17.3.)

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