(Σπόδιος), a surname of Apollo at Thebes, derived from σποδός, ashes, because his altar consisted of the ashes of the victims which had been sacrificed to him. (Paus. 9.11.5.)
[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