Apemius () or Apemios was an

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of the god

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, which meant "averter of ills". Under this name Zeus had an altar on Mount Parnes in

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, on which sacrifices were offered to him. There is also a mountain at

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with shrines to Zeus that some scholars considered to be connected to his worship as Apemius.

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