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