Ca'rius
(
*Ka/rios), the Carian, a surname of Zeus, under which he had a temple at Mylassa in Caria, which belonged to the Carians, Lydians, and Mysians in common, as they were believed to be brother nations. (
Hdt. 1.171,
5.66;
Strab. xiv. p.659.) In Thessaly and Boeotia, Zeus was likewise worshipped under this name. (Phot.
Lex. s. v.)
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