Abaeus

Abaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀβαῖος) was a toponymic epithet of the Greek god Apollo,^[1][2] derived from the town of Abae in Phocis,^[3][4][5] where the god had a rich temple renowned for its oracles,^[6][7][8] which were said to have been consulted by Croesus and Mardonius, among others.^[9] This temple of Apollo Abaeus was destroyed by the Persians during the invasion of Xerxes, and a second time by the Boeotians. It was rebuilt by Hadrian.^[10]

Sources

• Herodotus, Histories 8.33
• Pausanias, Description of Greece 10.33.1