Arbius Explained

Arbius (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἄρβιος) was a toponymic epithet of the Greek god Zeus, derived from Mount Arbias in Crete – in modern times, the hills and chasms near Arvi^{[1] [2]} – where he was worshipped.^{[3] [4]}

It is also hypothesized that "Arbius" has some relationship to the Latin arbor ("tree"), as Zeus was known to have been worshipped as a tree god on Crete.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Cook, Arthur Bernard . Arthur Bernard Cook

   . Arthur Bernard Cook . Zeus: A Study in Ancient Religion . . 1 . 1914 . 945–946 . 2017-03-18.

2. Book: Hall, Harry Reginald . Harry Reginald Hall

   . Harry Reginald Hall . Ægean archæeology: an introduction to the archæeology of prehistoric Greece . P.L. Warner . Handbooks to ancient civilizations series . 1915 . 149. 2017-03-18.

3. [Stephanus of Byzantium]
4. Frothingham, Jr. . A. L. . Arthur Frothingham . Archæological News . . 11 . 3 . 464 . . 1896 . 496506 . 10.2307/496506 .