Saisara

Saisara (Greek Σαισάρα), daughter of Celeus (Keleos), is a figure in Greek mythology.

In the tradition of the Skambonides - a people in the west of Attica - she was the wife of the ruler Krokon and, as his father's sister [1], at the same time Krokon's aunt.

Its name is related to the old name for Eleusis, Saisaria (Σαισαρία). Since sairein (σαίρειν) can mean both “turn” and “grin” [2], the views of scholars differ as to which part of the cult activities the naming refers to.

Literature

Otto Höfer: Saisara. In: Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher (Ed.): Detailed lexicon of Greek and Roman mythology. Volume 4, Leipzig 1915, Col. 276f. (Digitized version).

Individual evidence
Karl Scherling: Krokon 3. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XI, 2, Stuttgart 1922, column 1971.
Wilhelm Gemoll: Greek-German school and manual dictionary. G. Freytag / Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, Munich / Vienna 1965, p. 668.

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