Soter
Soter derives from the Ancient Greek epithet Σωτήρ (Sōtḗr), meaning a saviour, a deliverer. The feminine form is Soteira (Σώτειρα, Sṓteira) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία, Sōtería).
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 Hellenistic rulers:
Antigonus Monophthalmus (382–301 BCE), awarded the title for liberating Athens from Cassander
Ptolemy I Soter, ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt (reigned 323 –283 BCE)
Attalus I Soter, the ruler of the Kingdom of Pergamon (reigned 241–197 BCE)
Antiochus I Soter, ruler of the Seleucid Empire (reigned 281 –261 BCE)
Demetrius I Soter, ruler of the Seleucid Empire (reigned 161–150 BCE)
Menander I Soter, ruler of the Indo-Greek kingdom (reigned c. 165/155 –130 BCE)
Hermaeus Soter, a western Indo-Greek king (reigned 90–70 BCE)
Diomedes Soter
Dionysios Soter
Polyxenos Epiphanes Soter
Rabbel II Soter
Seleucus III Ceraunus
Ptolemy IX (died 81 BCE), twice king of Ptolemaic Egypt
Diodotus I
Strato II
Strato I
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.
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