It probably is a cognate to the Doric month Apellaios (), and the offerings  () at the initiation of the young men during the family-festival  ().
ɪt pɹˈɑːbəbli ɪz ɐ kˈɑːɡneɪt tə ðə dˈoːɹɪk mˈʌnθ ˈeɪpɪlˌeɪoʊz, ænd ðɪ ˈɔfɚɹɪŋz æt ðɪ ɪnˌɪʃɪˈeɪʃən ʌvðə jˈʌŋ mˈɛn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈæmɪlifˈɛstɪvəl.