Epithets of gods Flashcards
Acraea
- goddess whose temple was fixed upon a hill
- Aphrodite
- Artemis
- Athena
- Hera
Alma Mater
- nourishing mother
- Aphrodite
Amathusia/Amathentia
- Amathus, Cyprus (ancient seats of her worship)
- Aphrodite
Ambologera
- delaying old age
- Aphrodite
Antheia
- attendant of Aphrodite
- flower/blossom
- Hera
- Aphrodite
___ of the Gardens
- patronage over vegetation and garden fertility
- Aphrodite
Chryse
- golden
- Athena
- Aphrodite
Despoina
- Aphrodite
- Demeter
- Hecate
Kourotrophos
- child nurturer
- Aphrodite
- Apollo
- Artemis
- Athena
- Hermes
Pandemos
-for all the people
Urania
- the heavenly Aphrodite
- Aphrodite
Abaeus
- Abae, Phocis (rich temple of Apollo renowned for its oracles)
- Apollo
Acesius
- healing
- Apollo
Acestor
- healer/averter of evil
- Apollo
Acraephiaeus
- Acraephian
- Apollo
Actiacus
- Actian
- Apollo
Aegletes
- light of the sun
- Apollo
Clarius
- allotted lot
- Apollo
Coelispex
- sky/to look at
- Apollo
Culicarius
- of midgets
- Apollo
Cynthius
- Cynthian
- Apollo
Cynthogenes
- born of Cynthus
- Apollo
Agetor
- Leader
- Apollo
- leader (because he lead souls to the underworld)
- Hermes
Agonius
- helper in struggles or contests/protectors of soldiers
- Apollo
- presides over all solemn contests
- Hermes
Agraeus
- the hunter/after he killed the Kithairon lion
- Apollo
Agyieus
- protector of the streets, public places, and the entrances to homes
- Apollo
Alexicacus
- averter of evil
- Apollo
- Heracles
Amazonius
- the Amazons found his temple at Pyrrhichus in Laconia
- Apollo
Aphetor/Aphetorus
- to let loose
- Apollo
Aplu
- of the plague (bring or protecting from it)
- Apollo
Musagetes
- leader
- Apollo
Apotropaeus
- to avert
- Apollo
Archegetes
- founder
- Apollo
Argyrotoxus
- with silver bow
- Apollo
Articenes
- bow-carrying
- Apollo
Averruncus
- to avert
- Apollo
Delius
- Delian/of Delos
- Apollo
Delphinus
- Delphic (because of his oracle at Delphi)
- Apollo
Didymaeus
- twin (Artemis was his twin)
- Apollo
Epicurius
- to aid
- Apollo
Galaxius
- synonymous to Ismenius
- Apollo
Genetor
- ancestor
- Apollo
Hecaergus
- far-shooting
- Apollo
Hecebolus
- far-shooting
- Apollo
Helius
- sun (he was mistaken as the sun god)
- Apollo
Iatromantis
- physician/prophet
- Apollo
Iatrus
- physician
- Apollo
Ismenius
- of Ismenus (the son of Amphion and Niobe, whom he killed with an arrow)
- Apollo
Leschenorius
- converser
- Apollo
Leucadius
-Apollo
Loxias
- to say/amibuous
- Apollo
Lycegenes
- born of a wolf/born of Lycia
- Apollo
Lyceus
Apollo
Lycoctonus
- wolf/to kill
- Apollo
Manticus
- prophetic
- Apollo
Medicus
- physician (temple was dedicated to Medicus in Rome)
- Apollo
Nomius
- pastoral
- Apollo
Nymphegetes
- leader
- Apollo
Paean
- to touch
- Apollo
- Asclepius
Parnopius
- locust
- Apollo
Patrous
Apollo
Phanaeus
- giving of bringing light
- Apollo