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
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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