Mechaneus
(
Μηχανεύς), skilled in inventing, was a surname of Zeus at Argos (
Paus. 2.22.3).
The feminine form, Mechanitis (
Μηχανῖτις), occurs as a surname of Aphrodite, at Megalopolis, and of Athena. in the same neighbourhood. (
Paus. 8.31.3,
36.3.)
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