(Ταίναρος), a son of Elatus and Erimede, from whom the promontory and town of Taenarum, in Laconia, were believed to have their name. (Schol. ad Apollon. Rhod. 1.102; comp. Paus. 3.14.2; Steph. Byz. s. c.
[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