- Source: Soter
Soter derives from the Greek epithet σωτήρ (sōtēr), meaning a saviour, a deliverer; initial capitalised Σωτήρ; fully capitalised ΣΩΤΗΡ; feminine Soteira (Σώτειρα) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία).
"Soter" was used as:
a title of gods: Poseidon Soter, Zeus Soter, Dionysus Soter, Apollo Soter, Hades Soter, Helios Soter, Athena Soteira, Asclepius Soter, and Hecate Soteira.
the name of a distinct mythical figure, Soter (daimon)
an epithet of several heroized or deified leaders of Hellenistic dynasties, see Hellenistic ruler cult:
Antigonus Monophthalmus (382 to 301 BCE), awarded the title for liberating Athens from Cassander
Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (reigned 323-283 BCE)
Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (reigned 281-261 BCE)
Demetrius I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (reigned 161-150 BCE)
Diomedes Soter
Dionysios Soter
Polyxenos Epiphanes Soter
Rabbel II Soter
Attalus I
Seleucus III Ceraunus
Ptolemy IX (died 81 BCE), twice king of Ptolemaic Egypt
Diodotus I
Strato II
Strato I
Menander I (died 130 BCE), Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek king
a title of liberators (see also eleutherios (disambiguation)
a title of Jesus of Nazareth, which came into use some time after the death of Paul the Apostle, most particularly in the fish acronym
the term "God our Saviour" (Greek: θεῷ σωτῆρι ἡμῶν, dative) occurs several times in the New Testament, in the Epistle of Jude, 1 Timothy and Titus.
Pope Soter, r. ca. 167 – 174.
See also
Hellenistic religion
Messiah
Soteria (disambiguation)
Soteriology, the study of salvation; in Christian contexts, the branch of Christology dealing with Jesus' capacity as Saviour of humankind
Sozusa (disambiguation)
References
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- Ptolemaios I Soter
- Paus Soter
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- Steven Soter
- Eumenes II
- Demetrios I Soter
- Ikhthus
- Seleukos III Soter
- Arsinoe II dari Mesir
- Antiokhos I Soter
- Soter
- Sot
- Paul Soter
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Sots
- Pope Soter
- Dionysius Soter
- Soter (daimon)
- Antiochus I Soter
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