Soter

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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:

List of People given the epithet of Soter

Hellenistic Rulers

Name Description Dedication Dates Ref
Antigonus I Monophthalmus King of the Antigonid empire Liberating Athens from Cassander 382–301 BC
Ptolemy I Soter King and Pharaoh of Egypt 323–283 BC
Antiochus I Soter King of the Seleucid Empire Defeating the Gallic invasion of Anatolia 281 –261 BC
Diodotus I Soter King of Bactria c. 255 – c. 235 BC
Attalus I Soter King of Pergamon 241–197 BC
Seleucus III Ceraunus King of the Seleucid Empire Postumus 226/225 – 223 BC
Demetrius I Soter King of the Seleucid Empire 161–150 BC
Menander I Soter Indo-Greek King c. 165/155 –130 BC
Strato I Soter Indo-Greek King 125–110 BCE
Polyxenos Epiphanes Soter Indo-Greek King c. 100 BC
Diomedes Soter Indo-Greek King  95–90 BC
Hermaeus Soter Indo-Greek King 90–70 BC
Dionysius Soter Indo-Greek King 65–55 BC
Ptolemy IX Soter King and Pharaoh of Egypt 116–107 BC, 88–81 BC
Strato II Soter Indo-Greek King 25 CE – 10 AD
Rabbel II Soter King of Nabataea 70–106 AD

Roman Period

Name Description Dedication Dates Ref
Titus Quinctius Flamininus Proconsul in the east Laconia 198-194 BC [1]
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Proconsul of the east Boeotia 87–85 BC [2]
Lucius Licinius Murena Legatus in the east Caria 83/82 BC? [3]
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Proconsul in the east Attica c.68–62 BC [4]
Pompey the Great Governor of Asia Samos, Lesbos, Keos 67–61 BC [5][6][7]
Publius Cornelius Sulla Caria 67 BC [8]
Lucius Antonius Propraetor of Asia Pergamon 50/49 BC [9]
Gaius Julius Caesar Roman dictator Ephesus: Common soter of humankind.

κοινὸν τοῦ ἀνθρωπίνου βίου σωτῆρα Pergamon, Lesbos, Megara

49–44 BC [10][11]

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Quintus Fufius Calenus General Olympia, Greece 48/47 BC [14]
Marcus Junius Brutus Proconsul of Macedonia, Achaia, Illyricum and Asia Oropos 44–42 BC [15]
Marcus Junius Silanus Proquaestor in Achaea and Macedonia Attica 34–32 BC [16]
Octavianus Roman emperor[17] Boeotia 30-27 BC [18]
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Governor of the east Corfu, Lesbos 19–13 BC [19][20]
Gaius Marcius Censorinus Proconsul of Asia Mylasa c. 2 AD [21]
Germanicus Governor of the east Phrygia 17–19 AD [22]
Gaius Trebonius Proculus Mettius Modestus Legatus pro praetore of Lycia et Pamphylia, Lycia 99–102 AD [23]
Quintus Pompeius Falco Proconsul of Asia Phrygia c.123–128 AD [24]

See also

Notes

8.^ Roman Emperors are excluded from this list as nearly all were granted the epithet of soter.

References

  1. ^ Moehlman, Conrad Henry. The combination Theos Soter as explanation of the primitive Christian use of Soter as title and name of Jesus. p. 65.
  2. ^ Jude 1:25: New Revised Standard Version
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