Delphinius
deity water Greek corroborated · 2
Delphinius is a name for Apollo, literally meaning "Delphic." The name derives from Delphi. An etiology in the Homeric Hymns associates this with dolphins.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in ancient Greece.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Epactaeus, Pythius, Smintheus, Napaian Apollo, Eutresites, Ixios, Agyieus, Patroos, Muses, Epibaterius, Apobaterius, Nasiotas, Euryalus, Prostaterius, Acraephius, Actiacus, Apollo, Pan
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“Delphinius ( del-FIN-ee-əs; Δελφίνιος, Delphinios), literally "Delphic", after Delphi (Δελφοί). An etiology in the Homeric Hymns associated this with dolphins.”
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“As such, his commonest name is Delphinius, the “dolphin god,” in whose honour the festival Delphinia was celebrated in Attica.”
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