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subject	book bibliographic info
epithet	Hallmannsecker (2022) 171 Versnel (2011) 63, 64, 65, 68, 70, 71, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
epithet, aphrodite, soteira, absence of the	Jim (2022) 91, 92, 157
epithet, argos, without	Kowalzig (2007) 167
epithet, at miletus, argos, without	Kowalzig (2007) 232
epithet, athena	Greensmith (2021) 121, 122
epithet, athens, as geographical	Konig and Wiater (2022) 84 König and Wiater (2022) 84
epithet, beloved	Lieber (2014) 211
epithet, euergetes, as a divine	Jim (2022) 6, 164
epithet, euergetes, as a royal	Jim (2022) 204
epithet, euergetês, benefactors, as	Kalinowski (2021) 250
epithet, festugière, a. j., saturnian	Simmons(1995) 106, 198, 199, 200, 201
epithet, for god, this, one, as	Lieber (2014) 74, 75, 255, 256
epithet, for, israel, lebanon as	Stern (2004) 124, 126
epithet, for, temple in jerusalem, lebanon as	Stern (2004) 131, 132
epithet, for, temple in jerusalem, towers as	Stern (2004) 125
epithet, for, torah and torah readings, strength as	Stern (2004) 106
epithet, herakles, god/mythological hero, kraterophron, cult	Eidinow and Kindt (2015) 86
epithet, homeric	Verhelst and Scheijnens (2022) 56
epithet, iatros, balagrae asklepieion, asklepioss	Renberg (2017) 308, 562
epithet, linking boiotia, argos, without	Kowalzig (2007) 366, 375, 376, 380
epithet, linking the aegean, argos, without	Kowalzig (2007) 3, 24, 150
epithet, of a divinity, augustus/a	Bruun and Edmondson (2015) 406
epithet, of achilles, doubleness, in	Greensmith (2021) 117
epithet, of artemis, hagnos, as	Petrovic and Petrovic (2016) 185
epithet, of benefactors, ktistês, founder, as	Kalinowski (2021) 246, 247, 250, 251, 340, 383
epithet, of diana in cretan name of isis, dictynna	Griffiths (1975) 5, 150
epithet, panionios, cult	Hallmannsecker (2022) 101, 102, 103
epithet, poliouchos, trans-divine	Jim (2022) 48, 51
epithet, prominent in eastern argolid, argos, without	Kowalzig (2007) 150
epithet, prominent in s. italy, argos, without	Kowalzig (2007) 304
epithet, soter, transmission of the	Jim (2022) 140, 141, 144
epithet, wr.t ḥkꜣ.w, isis, use of	Renberg (2017) 359, 368
epithet, ἀνδρασώτειρα, isis, use of	Renberg (2017) 365, 366
epithet, ἐπήκοος, horus-of-pe, use of	Renberg (2017) 352, 353, 355, 356
epithet, ἐπήκοος, isis, use of	Renberg (2017) 352, 353
epithet, ἐπήκοος, osiris, use of	Renberg (2017) 353
epithet, ἠπιόχειρ, asklepios, use of	Renberg (2017) 220
epithet/hypostasis, for demeter and persephone, hermione, menelauss daughter, hermione as	Renberg (2017) 323
epithets	Clark (2007) 22, 256 Dignas (2002) 9 Gagné (2020) 11, 92, 93, 103, 120, 209, 233, 240, 284, 352 Greensmith (2021) 109
epithets, achilles	Greensmith (2021) 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118
epithets, apollo, without	Jim (2022) 21, 67
epithets, applied to multiple divinities, δεσπότης	Renberg (2017) 471
epithets, applied to multiple divinities, κύριος/lord	Renberg (2017) 455, 456, 457, 461, 471
epithets, applied to multiple divinities, παιάν/paean	Renberg (2017) 237, 281, 679, 685, 812
epithets, applied to multiple divinities, σωτῆρες	Renberg (2017) 116, 117, 118, 144, 145, 365, 366, 367, 368, 451, 457, 485, 496, 552, 681, 684
epithets, applied to multiple divinities, ἐπιφανής/ἐπιφανέστατος	Renberg (2017) 347, 518, 552
epithets, applied to multiple divinities, ἐπήκοος	Renberg (2017) 170, 352, 435
epithets, asclepius, without	Jim (2022) 101, 102
epithets, cult	Mackil and Papazarkadas (2020) 227, 228, 233, 236, 237, 289
epithets, cultic, and belief	Jim (2022) 152, 154
epithets, cultic, choice of	Jim (2022) 22, 50, 79, 162, 236
epithets, cultic, flexibility in use	Jim (2022) 22, 79, 115, 162, 228
epithets, cultic, functions of	Jim (2022) 5, 8, 150, 151, 152, 236, 237
epithets, cultic, greek influence on roman use of	Jim (2022) 251, 252, 253
epithets, cultic, onomastic configurations	Jim (2022) 22
epithets, cultic, specific to a single deity	Jim (2022) 5, 151
epithets, cultic, theoretical analysis of	Jim (2022) 5, 142, 143, 144, 151, 152
epithets, cultic, épiclétique fashion	Jim (2022) 161
epithets, cultic, épiclétique movement	Jim (2022) 118, 139, 140, 141, 142
epithets, described as soteres, as divine specialists bearing functional	Jim (2022) 154, 156
epithets, divine	Bortolani et al (2019) 9, 16, 19, 44, 52, 67, 120, 134, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 172, 178, 182, 193, 194, 195, 196, 198, 200, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 249, 250, 252, 253, 254, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269
epithets, epithet, cultic, a homonymous god bearing the same	Jim (2022) 12, 13, 143, 144
epithets, epithets, cultic, bare	Jim (2022) 12
epithets, epithets, cultic, functional	Jim (2022) 5, 151
epithets, epithets, cultic, praise	Jim (2022) 164
epithets, epithets, cultic, topographic	Jim (2022) 5, 26, 64, 79, 84, 151
epithets, epithets, cultic, trans-divine	Jim (2022) 5, 6, 12, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 118, 151, 162, 252
epithets, for egyptian gods, msḏr-sḏm, the ear that listens	Renberg (2017) 435
epithets, for egyptian gods, nb, lord	Renberg (2017) 471
epithets, for egyptian gods, pꜣ ʿꜣ pꜣ ʿꜣ pꜣ ʿꜣ, thrice great	Renberg (2017) 439, 440
epithets, for egyptian gods, wr.t ḥkꜣ.w, rich/great of magic	Renberg (2017) 359, 368
epithets, for egyptian gods, ḏd-ḥr-pꜣ-hb, the face of the ibis speaks	Renberg (2017) 548
epithets, for, elijah	Lieber (2014) 166, 167
epithets, for, jerusalem	Stern (2004) 96, 140
epithets, for, moses	DeJong (2022) 19
epithets, for, poseidon, euphemistic	Simon (2021) 73, 74
epithets, greek	Lidonnici and Lieber (2007) 104
epithets, in inscriptions, philos-compounds	Kalinowski (2021) 26, 27
epithets, kings, titles and	Gera (2014) 140, 141
epithets, legions	Bruun and Edmondson (2015) 330
epithets, odyssey	Greensmith (2021) 109, 123
epithets, of achilles, divinity	Greensmith (2021) 115, 116, 117
epithets, of god, apuleius	Hoenig (2018) 145
epithets, of on inscriptions, vedius antoninus iii, p., vedius iii, m. cl. p. vedius phaedrus sabinianus, ‘bauherr’	Kalinowski (2021) 246
epithets, of vedius papianus antoninus iv, p., vedius iv, ‘erblasser’	Kalinowski (2021) 246, 250, 251, 280, 282
epithets, penthesilea, dream	Greensmith (2021) 112, 113
epithets, poly-	Greensmith (2021) 119, 120, 311
epithets, poseidon, without	Jim (2022) 8, 21, 87
epithets, related to soter/soteira	Jim (2022) 21, 22, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 79, 115, 236
epithets, related to soter/soteira, akesios	Jim (2022) 6, 22
epithets, related to soter/soteira, akestor	Jim (2022) 22
epithets, related to soter/soteira, alexikakos	Jim (2022) 8, 21, 25, 67, 79, 115
epithets, related to soter/soteira, apotropaios	Jim (2022) 21, 67, 79
epithets, related to soter/soteira, asphales	Jim (2022) 70, 71
epithets, related to soter/soteira, epekoos	Jim (2022) 5, 9, 10, 22, 98, 164
epithets, related to soter/soteira, epikourios	Jim (2022) 21, 67, 79
epithets, related to soter/soteira, iater	Jim (2022) 22, 236
epithets, related to soter/soteira, in earthquakes	Jim (2022) 109, 110
epithets, related to soter/soteira, in plague	Jim (2022) 67
epithets, related to soter/soteira, lyterios	Jim (2022) 22, 67
epithets, related to soter/soteira, medeon/medeousa	Jim (2022) 47, 49
epithets, related to soter/soteira, phylake	Jim (2022) 22, 236
epithets, related to soter/soteira, polieus/polias	Jim (2022) 49
epithets, related to soter/soteira, poliouchos	Jim (2022) 22, 47, 48
epithets, related to soter/soteira, prostaterios	Jim (2022) 51, 236
epithets, relation to, epithets, cultic, poetic	Jim (2022) 22, 118
epithets, significance, of divine	Sommerstein and Torrance (2014) 28, 349
epithets, stylistics, formulae and	Greensmith (2021) 109
epithets, women, titles of in donor inscriptions and	Ashbrook Harvey et al (2015) 266
epithets, κύριος and nb, amenhotep, son of hapu, use of	Renberg (2017) 471
epithets, ‘generic’	Greensmith (2021) 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124
epithets, “epoptical” subject matter	Hoenig (2018) 10, 108, 195, 204
of/epithet, for urania, precursor aphrodite	Simon (2021) 259, 263, 265, 272, 276, 278

List of validated texts:

16 validated results for "epithets"

1. Hebrew Bible, Song of Songs, 1.5, 5.13 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Elijah, epithets for • Jerusalem, epithets for • beloved (epithet)

Found in books: Lieber (2014) 166, 211; Stern (2004) 140

1.5. שְׁחוֹרָה אֲנִי וְנָאוָה בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם כְּאָהֳלֵי קֵדָר כִּירִיעוֹת שְׁלֹמֹה׃
5.13. לְחָיָו כַּעֲרוּגַת הַבֹּשֶׂם מִגְדְּלוֹת מֶרְקָחִים שִׂפְתוֹתָיו שׁוֹשַׁנִּים נֹטְפוֹת מוֹר עֹבֵר׃''. None

1.5. ’I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, As the curtains of Solomon.
5.13. His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs; His lips are as lilies, Dropping with flowing myrrh.''. None

2. Hebrew Bible, Malachi, 3.22 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Elijah, epithets for • Moses, epithets for

Found in books: DeJong (2022) 19; Lieber (2014) 166

3.22. זִכְרוּ תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי אוֹתוֹ בְחֹרֵב עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים׃''. None

3.22. Remember ye the law of Moses My servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordices.''. None

3. Hebrew Bible, Micah, 4.13 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Israel, Lebanon as epithet for • kings, titles and epithets

Found in books: Gera (2014) 141; Stern (2004) 124

4.13. קוּמִי וָדוֹשִׁי בַת־צִיּוֹן כִּי־קַרְנֵךְ אָשִׂים בַּרְזֶל וּפַרְסֹתַיִךְ אָשִׂים נְחוּשָׁה וַהֲדִקּוֹת עַמִּים רַבִּים וְהַחֲרַמְתִּי לַיהוָה בִּצְעָם וְחֵילָם לַאֲדוֹן כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃''. None

4.13. Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; For I will make thy horn iron, And I will make thy hoofs brass; And thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples; And thou shalt devote their gain unto the LORD, And their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.''. None

4. Hebrew Bible, Isaiah, 63.1 (8th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Elijah, epithets for • Torah and Torah readings, strength as epithet for

Found in books: Lieber (2014) 166; Stern (2004) 106

63.1. וְהֵמָּה מָרוּ וְעִצְּבוּ אֶת־רוּחַ קָדְשׁוֹ וַיֵּהָפֵךְ לָהֶם לְאוֹיֵב הוּא נִלְחַם־בָּם׃
63.1. מִי־זֶה בָּא מֵאֱדוֹם חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִים מִבָּצְרָה זֶה הָדוּר בִּלְבוּשׁוֹ צֹעֶה בְּרֹב כֹּחוֹ אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר בִּצְדָקָה רַב לְהוֹשִׁיעַ׃''. None

63.1. ’Who is this that cometh from Edom, with crimsoned garments from Bozrah? This that is glorious in his apparel, stately in the greatness of his strength?’— ’I that speak in victory, mighty to save.’—''. None

5. Hesiod, Theogony, 73, 154-160, 192, 196-198, 205, 434, 881-883 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Herakles (god/mythological hero), kraterophron (cult epithet) • divine epithets • epithets • epithets, cultic, a homonymous god bearing the same epithet • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, in earthquakes • αἰδοῖον, as ‘venerable’ (epithet of Protogonos)

Found in books: Beck (2021) 210; Bortolani et al (2019) 240, 252; Eidinow and Kindt (2015) 86; Jim (2022) 13, 109; Álvarez (2019) 51, 52, 54, 55, 63

73. κάρτει νικήσας πατέρα Κρόνον· εὖ δὲ ἕκαστα
154. ὅσσοι γὰρ Γαίης τε καὶ Οὐρανοῦ ἐξεγένοντο,'155. δεινότατοι παίδων, σφετέρῳ δʼ ἤχθοντο τοκῆι 156. ἐξ ἀρχῆς· καὶ τῶν μὲν ὅπως τις πρῶτα γένοιτο, 157. πάντας ἀποκρύπτασκε, καὶ ἐς φάος οὐκ ἀνίεσκε, 158. Γαίης ἐν κευθμῶνι, κακῷ δʼ ἐπετέρπετο ἔργῳ 159. Οὐρανός. ἣ δʼ ἐντὸς στοναχίζετο Γαῖα πελώρη 160. στεινομένη· δολίην δὲ κακήν τʼ ἐφράσσατο τέχνην.
192. ἐθρέφθη· πρῶτον δὲ Κυθήροισιν ζαθέοισιν
196. ἀφρογενέα τε θεὰν καὶ ἐυστέφανον Κυθέρειαν 197. κικλῄσκουσι θεοί τε καὶ ἀνέρες, οὕνεκʼ ἐν ἀφρῷ 198. θρέφθη· ἀτὰρ Κυθέρειαν, ὅτι προσέκυρσε Κυθήροις·
205. παρθενίους τʼ ὀάρους μειδήματά τʼ ἐξαπάτας τε
434. ἔν τε δίκῃ βασιλεῦσι παρʼ αἰδοίοισι καθίζει,
881. αὐτὰρ ἐπεί ῥα πόνον μάκαρες θεοὶ ἐξετέλεσσαν, 882. Τιτήνεσσι δὲ τιμάων κρίναντο βίηφι, 883. δή ῥα τότʼ ὤτρυνον βασιλευέμεν ἠδὲ ἀνάσσειν '. None

73. of the gods’ laws and all the goodly way
154. The wily Cronus, such a dreadful son'155. To lusty Heaven, the vilest of all these 156. Divinities. She bore the Cyclopes – 157. Brontes, who gave the thunderbolt to Zeus, 158. And Steropes, who also for his use 159. Gave lightning, and Arges, so strong of heart. 160. The only thing that made them stand apart
192. And in an ambush set her child apart
196. Himself from where he had been well concealed, 197. Stretched out one hand and with the other gripped 198. The great, big, jagged sickle and then ripped
205. And when the flinty sickle’s work was done,
434. And Ocean’s daughter Styx was joined in love
881. of Chaos. But the glorious allie 882. of thunderous Zeus dwell where the Ocean lies, 883. Even Cottus and Gyes. But Briareus, '. None

6. Homer, Iliad, 1.37, 4.8, 5.908, 15.187-15.193, 23.185, 24.527 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Argos (without epithet) • Argos (without epithet), prominent in s. Italy • Urania (precursor of/epithet for Aphrodite) • divine epithets • epithet • epithets, cultic, topographic epithets • epithets, cultic, trans-divine epithets • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, Alexikakos • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, Epekoos • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, Medeon/Medeousa • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, Poliouchos • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, in earthquakes • ‘venerable’ (epithet of Uranus)

Found in books: Bortolani et al (2019) 162; Jim (2022) 9, 25, 26, 47, 109; Kowalzig (2007) 167, 304; Simon (2021) 263; Versnel (2011) 77; Álvarez (2019) 83

1.37. κλῦθί μευ ἀργυρότοξʼ, ὃς Χρύσην ἀμφιβέβηκας
4.8. Ἥρη τʼ Ἀργείη καὶ Ἀλαλκομενηῒς Ἀθήνη.
5.908. Ἥρη τʼ Ἀργείη καὶ Ἀλαλκομενηῒς Ἀθήνη
15.187. τρεῖς γάρ τʼ ἐκ Κρόνου εἰμὲν ἀδελφεοὶ οὓς τέκετο Ῥέα 15.188. Ζεὺς καὶ ἐγώ, τρίτατος δʼ Ἀΐδης ἐνέροισιν ἀνάσσων. 15.189. τριχθὰ δὲ πάντα δέδασται, ἕκαστος δʼ ἔμμορε τιμῆς· 15.190. ἤτοι ἐγὼν ἔλαχον πολιὴν ἅλα ναιέμεν αἰεὶ 15.191. παλλομένων, Ἀΐδης δʼ ἔλαχε ζόφον ἠερόεντα, 15.192. Ζεὺς δʼ ἔλαχʼ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι· 15.193. γαῖα δʼ ἔτι ξυνὴ πάντων καὶ μακρὸς Ὄλυμπος.
23.185. ἀλλὰ κύνας μὲν ἄλαλκε Διὸς θυγάτηρ Ἀφροδίτη
24.527. δοιοὶ γάρ τε πίθοι κατακείαται ἐν Διὸς οὔδει''. None

1.37. to the lord Apollo, whom fair-haired Leto bore:Hear me, god of the silver bow, who stand over Chryse and holy Cilla, and rule mightily over Tenedos, Sminthian god, if ever I roofed over a temple to your pleasing, or if ever I burned to you fat thigh-pieces of bulls and goats,
4.8. And forthwith the son of Cronos made essay to provoke Hera with mocking words, and said with malice:Twain of the goddesses hath Menelaus for helpers, even Argive Hera, and Alalcomenean Athene. Howbeit these verily sit apart and take their pleasure in beholding,
5.908. And Hebe bathed him, and clad him in beautiful raiment, and he sate him down by the side of Zeus, son of Cronos, exulting in his glory.Then back to the palace of great Zeus fared Argive Hera and Alalcomenean Athene, when they had made Ares, the bane of mortals, to cease from his man-slaying.
15.187. Out upon it, verily strong though he be he hath spoken overweeningly, if in sooth by force and in mine own despite he will restrain me that am of like honour with himself. For three brethren are we, begotten of Cronos, and born of Rhea,—Zeus, and myself, and the third is Hades, that is lord of the dead below. And in three-fold wise are all things divided, and unto each hath been apportioned his own domain. 15.190. I verily, when the lots were shaken, won for my portion the grey sea to be my habitation for ever, and Hades won the murky darkness, while Zeus won the broad heaven amid the air and the clouds; but the earth and high Olympus remain yet common to us all. Wherefore will I not in any wise walk after the will of Zeus; nay in quiet
23.185. nay, the daughter of Zeus, Aphrodite, kept dogs from him by day alike and by night, and with oil anointed she him, rose-sweet, ambrosial, to the end that Achilles might not tear him as he dragged him. And over him Phoebus Apollo drew a dark cloud from heaven to the plain, and covered all the place
24.527. For on this wise have the gods spun the thread for wretched mortals, that they should live in pain; and themselves are sorrowless. For two urns are set upon the floor of Zeus of gifts that he giveth, the one of ills, the other of blessings. To whomsoever Zeus, that hurleth the thunderbolt, giveth a mingled lot, ''. None

7. None, None, nan (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Urania (precursor of/epithet for Aphrodite) • divine epithets • αἰδοῖον, as ‘venerable’ (epithet of Protogonos) • ‘venerable’ (epithet of Uranus)

Found in books: Bortolani et al (2019) 254; Simon (2021) 265; Álvarez (2019) 55, 83

8. None, None, nan (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • cult epithets • divine epithets

Found in books: Bortolani et al (2019) 9; Mackil and Papazarkadas (2020) 228

9. Xenophon, The Persian Expedition, 7.8.4 (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Euergetes, as a divine epithet • epithet • epithets, cultic, trans-divine epithets • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, Akesios

Found in books: Jim (2022) 6; Versnel (2011) 63

7.8.4. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἐμπόδιος γάρ σοι ὁ Ζεὺς ὁ μειλίχιός ἐστι, καὶ ἐπήρετο εἰ ἤδη θύσειεν, ὥσπερ οἴκοι, ἔφη, εἰώθειν ἐγὼ ὑμῖν θύεσθαι καὶ ὁλοκαυτεῖν. ὁ δʼ οὐκ ἔφη ἐξ ὅτου ἀπεδήμησε τεθυκέναι τούτῳ τῷ θεῷ. συνεβούλευσεν οὖν αὐτῷ θύεσθαι καθὰ εἰώθει, καὶ ἔφη συνοίσειν ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον.''. None

7.8.4. Did I ask you for something, and then strike you because you would not give it to me? Did I demand something back? Was it in a fight over a favourite? Was it an act of drunken violence?
7.8.4. Then Eucleides said, Yes, Zeus the Merciful is an obstacle in your way, and asked whether he had yet sacrificed to him, just as at home, he continued, where I was wont to offer the sacrifices for you, and with whole victims. Xenophon replied that not since he left home had he sacrificed to that god. i.e. Zeus in this particular one of his functions, as the Merciful. cp. Xen. Anab. 7.6.44 . Eucleides, accordingly, advised him to sacrifice just as he used to do, and said that it would be to his advantage. ''. None

10. Xenophon, Symposium, 8.9 (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Euergetes, as a divine epithet • epithet • epithets, cultic, trans-divine epithets • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, Akesios

Found in books: Jim (2022) 6; Versnel (2011) 71

8.9. Now, whether there is one Aphrodite or two, Heavenly and Vulgar, I do not know; for even Zeus, though considered one and the same, yet has many by-names. I do know, however, that in the case of Aphrodite there are separate altars and temples for the two, and also rituals, those of the Vulgar Aphrodite excelling in looseness, those of the Heavenly in chastity.''. None

11. Apuleius, The Golden Ass, 11.5.1-11.5.2 (2nd cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Epithets (applied to multiple divinities), Σωτῆρες • Isis, use of epithet ἀνδρασώτειρα • divine epithets

Found in books: Bortolani et al (2019) 253; Renberg (2017) 366

11.5.1. “Behold, Lucius, I have come! Your weeping and prayers have moved me to succor you. I am she who is the natural mother of all things, mistress and governess of all the elements, the initial progeny of worlds, chief of powers divine, queen of heaven! I am the principal of the celestial gods, the light of the goddesses. At my will the planets of the heavens, the wholesome winds of the seas, and the silences of hell are disposed. My name and my divinity is adored throughout all the world in diverse manners. I am worshipped by various customs and by many names. The Phrygians call me the mother of the gods. The Athenians, Minerva. The Cyprians, Venus. The Cretans, Diana. The Sicilians, Proserpina. The Eleusians, Ceres. Some call me Juno, other Bellona, and yet others Hecate. And principally the Aethiopians who dwell in the Orient, and the Aegyptians who are excellent in all kind of ancient doctrine and by their proper ceremonies are accustomed to worship me, call me Queen Isis. Behold, I have come to take pity of your fortune and tribulation. Behold, I am present to favor and aid you. Leave off your weeping and lamentation, put away all your sorrow. For behold, the day which is ordained by my providence is at hand. Therefore be ready to attend to my command. This day which shall come after this night is dedicated to my service by an eternal religion. My priests and ministers are accustomed, after the tempests of the sea have ceased, to offer in my name a new ship as a first fruit of my navigation. I command you not to profane or despise the sacrifice in any way. 11.5.2. “Behold, Lucius, I have come! Your weeping and prayers have moved me to succor you. I am she who is the natural mother of all things, mistress and governess of all the elements, the initial progeny of worlds, chief of powers divine, queen of heaven! I am the principal of the celestial gods, the light of the goddesses. At my will the planets of the heavens, the wholesome winds of the seas, and the silences of hell are disposed. My name and my divinity is adored throughout all the world in diverse manners. I am worshipped by various customs and by many names. The Phrygians call me the mother of the gods. The Athenians, Minerva. The Cyprians, Venus. The Cretans, Diana. The Sicilians, Proserpina. The Eleusians, Ceres. Some call me Juno, other Bellona, and yet others Hecate. And principally the Aethiopians who dwell in the Orient, and the Aegyptians who are excellent in all kind of ancient doctrine and by their proper ceremonies are accustomed to worship me, call me Queen Isis. Behold, I have come to take pity of your fortune and tribulation. Behold, I am present to favor and aid you. Leave off your weeping and lamentation, put away all your sorrow. For behold, the day which is ordained by my providence is at hand. Therefore be ready to attend to my command. This day which shall come after this night is dedicated to my service by an eternal religion. My priests and ministers are accustomed, after the tempests of the sea have ceased, to offer in my name a new ship as a first fruit of my navigation. I command you not to profane or despise the sacrifice in any way.''. None

12. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.31.5 (2nd cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Soter, transmission of the epithet • epithet • epithets, cultic, épiclétique movement

Found in books: Jim (2022) 141; Versnel (2011) 79

2.31.5. εἰσὶ δὲ οὐ μακρὰν τῆς Λυκείας Ἀρτέμιδος βωμοὶ διεστηκότες οὐ πολὺ ἀπʼ ἀλλήλων· ὁ μὲν πρῶτός ἐστιν αὐτῶν Διονύσου κατὰ δή τι μάντευμα ἐπίκλησιν Σαώτου, δεύτερος δὲ Θεμίδων ὀνομαζόμενος· Πιτθεὺς τοῦτον ἀνέθηκεν, ὡς λέγουσιν. Ἡλίου δὲ Ἐλευθερίου καὶ σφόδρα εἰκότι λόγῳ δοκοῦσί μοι ποιῆσαι βωμόν, ἐκφυγόντες δουλείαν ἀπὸ Ξέρξου τε καὶ Περσῶν.''. None

2.31.5. Not far from Artemis Lycea are altars close to one another. The first of them is to Dionysus, surnamed, in accordance with an oracle, Saotes (Saviour); the second is named the altar of the Themides (Laws), and was dedicated, they say, by Pittheus. They had every reason, it seems to me, for making an altar to Helius Eleutherius (Sun, God of Freedom), seeing that they escaped being enslaved by Xerxes and the Persians.''. None

13. None, None, nan (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Epithets (applied to multiple divinities), Σωτῆρες • epithets, cultic, theoretical analysis of • epithets, cultic, épiclétique movement

Found in books: Jim (2022) 142; Renberg (2017) 118

14. None, None, nan (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Epithets (applied to multiple divinities), Σωτῆρες • divine epithets • epithets, Greek

Found in books: Bortolani et al (2019) 16, 143, 153, 155, 158, 193, 194, 195, 196, 198, 200, 269; Lidonnici and Lieber (2007) 104; Renberg (2017) 485, 496

15. None, None, nan
Tagged with subjects: • Epithets (applied to multiple divinities), Σωτῆρες • epithets, cultic, Greek influence on Roman use of • epithets, cultic, trans-divine epithets

Found in books: Jim (2022) 252; Renberg (2017) 367

16. None, None, nan
Tagged with subjects: • Asklepios, use of epithet ἠπιόχειρ • Euergetes, as a divine epithet • epithets, cultic, praise epithets • epithets, related to Soter/Soteira, Epekoos

Found in books: Jim (2022) 164; Renberg (2017) 220

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