Soter derives from the Ancient Greek epithet (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, Persephone Soteira, Artemis Soteira and Hecate Soteira. The name of a distinct mythical figure, Soter (daimon) An epithet of several Hellenistic rulers 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" (, dative) occurs several times in the New Testament, in the Epistle of Jude,: New Revised Standard Version 1 Timothy and Titus. Pope Soter, .
List of People given the epithet of Soter
Hellenistic Rulers NameDescriptionDedicationDatesRefAntigonus I MonophthalmusKing of the Antigonid empireLiberating Athens from Cassander382–301 BCPtolemy I SoterKing and Pharaoh of Egypt323–283 BCAntiochus I SoterKing of the Seleucid EmpireDefeating the Gallic invasion of Anatolia281 –261 BCDiodotus I SoterKing of Bactriac. 255 – c. 235 BCAttalus I SoterKing of Pergamon241–197 BCSeleucus III CeraunusKing of the Seleucid EmpirePostumus226/225 – 223 BCDemetrius I SoterKing of the Seleucid Empire161–150 BCMenander I SoterIndo-Greek Kingc. 165/155 –130 BCStrato I SoterIndo-Greek King125–110 BCEPolyxenos Epiphanes SoterIndo-Greek Kingc. 100 BCDiomedes SoterIndo-Greek King 95–90 BCHermaeus SoterIndo-Greek King90–70 BCDionysius SoterIndo-Greek King65–55 BCPtolemy IX Soter King and Pharaoh of Egypt116–107 BC, 88–81 BCStrato II SoterIndo-Greek King25 CE – 10 ADRabbel II SoterKing of Nabataea70–106 AD
Roman Period NameDescriptionDedicationDatesRefTitus Quinctius FlamininusProconsul in the eastLaconia198-194 BCLucius Cornelius SullaProconsul of the eastBoeotia87–85 BCLucius Licinius MurenaLegatus in the eastCaria83/82 BC?Quintus Caecilius MetellusProconsul in the eastAtticac.68–62 BCPompey the GreatGovernor of AsiaSamos, Lesbos, Keos67–61 BCPublius Cornelius SullaCaria67 BCLucius AntoniusPropraetor of AsiaPergamon50/49 BCGaius Julius CaesarRoman dictatorEphesus, Pergamon, Lesbos, Megara49–44 BCQuintus Fufius CalenusGeneralOlympia48/47 BCCato the YoungerPropraetor of AfricaUtica46 BCMarcus Junius BrutusProconsul of Macedonia, Achaia, Illyricum and AsiaOropos44–42 BCMarcus Junius SilanusProquaestor in Achaea and MacedoniaAttica34–32 BCOctavianusRoman emperorBoeotia30-27 BC Marcus Vipsanius AgrippaGovernor of the eastCorfu, Lesbos19–13 BCGaius Marcius CensorinusProconsul of AsiaMylasac. 2 ADGermanicusGovernor of the eastPhrygia17–19 ADGaius Trebonius Proculus Mettius ModestusLegatus pro praetore of Lycia et Pamphylia,Lycia99–102 ADQuintus Pompeius FalcoProconsul of AsiaPhrygiac.123–128 AD
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)
Notes
8.Roman Emperors are excluded from this list as nearly all were granted the epithet of soter.
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