Agathos Daimon

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Agathos Daimon is a protective spirit of good fortune and prosperity in ancient Greek religion, often honored as a household guardian and companion to the goddess Tyche.

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Agathos Daimon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf daimon
deity
protective spirit
associatedConcept household well-being
oikos prosperity
personal fortune
associatedWith Tyche
category Greek household deities
Greek personifications of fortune
cultType chthonic
culture Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece
domain agricultural abundance
fertility
good fortune
wealth
epithetMeaning good spirit
gender male
honoredAs bringer of good luck
guardian of the household
protector of prosperity
iconography serpent often coiled
youthful male figure
linguisticOrigin Ancient Greek language
nameComponent agathos
daimon
nameComponentMeaning agathos means good
daimon means spirit
offeringType incense
libations of unmixed wine
small food offerings
pairedWith Agathe Tyche
Tyche
religion ancient Greek religion
ritualOccasion end of a meal
symposium conclusion
role household guardian
protective spirit of good fortune
spirit of prosperity
symbol cornucopia
patera
snake
wine
worshipContext domestic cult
household religion
private devotion
symposium rituals
worshippers Greek households
individual Greeks
worshipPlace domestic altar
household shrine
sanctuaries in cities

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Tyche associatedWith Agathos Daimon