Apesantius (Ancient Greek:Ἀπεσάντιος) was anepithet andtoponymic surname of the godZeus fromGreek mythology, under which he had a temple on Mount Apesas (modernMount Phoukas) nearNemea, wherePerseus was said to have first offered sacrifices to him.[1][2]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870)."Apesantius". InSmith, William (ed.).Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 224.
