Abaeus

Apollo Abaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀβαῖος) was a toponymic epithet of the Greek god Apollo, derived from the town of Abae in Phocis,[1] where the god had a rich temple renowned for its oracles,[2][3][4] which were said to have been consulted by Croesus and Mardonius, among others.[5] This temple of Apollo Abaeus was destroyed by the Persians in the invasion of Xerxes, and a second time by the Boeotians. It was rebuilt by Hadrian.[6]

Notes

1. Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Abaeus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston. p. 1.
2. Hesychius of Alexandria. s.v. Ἄβαι
3. Herodotus, The Histories 8.33.1
4. Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio 10.35.1
5. Bell, Robert E. (1989). Place-Names in Classical Mythology. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1. ISBN 0-87436-507-4.
6. Smith, William (1850). A New classical dictionary of biography, mythology, and geography. London: John Murray. pp. 1.

References

• Herodotus, The Histories with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Abaeus" . In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 1.