Elara (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Elara /ˈɛlərə/, Elare or Alera (Ancient Greek: Ἐλάρα, Ἐλάραη or Ἀλέρα),[1] also called Larissa[2], was a mortal princess, the daughter of King Orchomenus and mother of the giant Tityos by Zeus. In some accounts, she was described as the daughter of Minyas instead.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Ἐλάρα, DGE Diccionario Griego-Español". dge.cchs.csic.es.
  2. ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21–23
  3. ^ Scholiast on Homer, Odyssey 7.324
  4. ^ Eustathius on Homer, Odyssey 7.324, p. 1581