Soter
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Soter is a Greek term meaning "savior" or "deliverer," often used as a title for deities or revered figures who provide salvation or protection.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soter canonical | 5 |
| Enodios | 1 |
| Soteira | 1 |
| Soter Megas | 1 |
| Sōtēr | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek honorific title
ⓘ
epithet ⓘ religious title ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Asclepius
ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic kings
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic rulers
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid rulers
Zeus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Asclepius
ⓘ
surface form:
cult of Asclepius Soter
cult of Zeus Soter ⓘ |
| category |
Greek religious terminology
ⓘ
theological titles ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | destructive deities ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Greek verb sozo ⓘ |
| etymologyRootMeaning | to save ⓘ |
| feminineForm |
Soter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Soteira
|
| function |
to express gratitude for deliverance
ⓘ
to honor a figure as savior ⓘ |
| genderForm | masculine ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| latinizedForm | Soter self-link ⓘ |
| meaning |
deliverer
ⓘ
protector ⓘ savior ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek onomastic and titulary tradition ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
deliverance
ⓘ
divine protection ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| roleInCult | marks a deity as benefactor ⓘ |
| roleInPolitics | marks a ruler as benefactor ⓘ |
| script | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| semanticField |
divine epithets
ⓘ
kingship ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Soter
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sōtēr
|
| usedBy |
Greek city-states
ⓘ
Greek-speaking communities ⓘ Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic monarchies
|
| usedFor |
designating a deliverer
ⓘ
designating a protector deity ⓘ designating a savior figure ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Greek coin legends
ⓘ
Greek inscriptions ⓘ Hellenistic ruler cults ⓘ ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soteira
this entity surface form:
Sōtēr
this entity surface form:
Soter Megas