Personal protection and tailor-made deities: the use of individual epithets

The use of epithets was a fundamental component of Greek polytheism. The present study brings attention to a small subgroup of such divine bynames, referred to as individual epithets because they stem from the names of mortal individuals. The function of these epithets is to designate a deity specif...

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Main Author: Wallensten, Jenny (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Centre [2008]
In: Kernos
Year: 2008, Volume: 21, Pages: 81-95
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