In Greek mythology, Carius or Karios (Ancient Greek: Κάριος) was the son of Zeus and Torrhebia. His mother's name is connected to Torrhebos, the name of a city in Lydia. According to Hellanicus, there was a mountain named Karios (Carius) near this city, with the sanctuary of Carius situated on it.
Mythology
Nicolaus Damascenus writes that as Carius was wandering by the Torrhebis lake when he heard nymphs singing. These nymphs were also called the Muses by the Lydians. Carius learned music from them, and taught it to the Lydians. This kind of music was known as "Torrhebian songs".1
Carius ("of Caria") was also a surname of Zeus himself, under which he was venerated in Mylasa.23
Notes
Notes
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Torrhēbos, citing Hellanicus and Nicolaus
- Herodotus, Histories 1.171
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica s.v. Karia
References
References
- Herodotus, The Histories with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. ISBN 0-674-99133-8. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Greek text available at Perseus Digital Library.
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790-1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.