Theoi Soteres

Sōtēr is a frequently used cultic epithet of Greek gods, as is its feminine form, Sōteira. The epithets describe a superhuman agent who saves a human worshiper in a crisis that often involves a threat not just to one’s well-being, but one’s life. Both words are also used as simple names for a superh...

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Main Author: Graf, Fritz (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2017
In: Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
Year: 2017, Volume: 18/19, Issue: 1, Pages: 239-254
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Greece (Antiquity) / Gods / Savior / Epithet
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)