Ἑκάλειος Ζεύς [ᾰ], fromἙκάλη,a lady who entertained Theseus, and for this received at Athens the yearly honour of theἙκαλήσια[ἱερά]: hence the epith. was given to Zeus as worshipped on the same day, Plu. Thes. 14 .
Ἑκάλειος Ζεύς
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Ἑκάλειος Ζεύς [ᾰ] , from Ἑκάλη, a lady who entertained Theseus, and for this received at Athens the yearly honour of the Ἑκαλήσια [ ἱερά ]: hence the epith. was given to Zeus as worshipped on the same