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Soter
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(Σωτήρ , Savior), in Grecian mythology, was a surname of Jupiter, and also of Bacchus and Helios (Pausan. 2, 20, 5; 31, 4; 3, 23, 6; 4, 31, 5; 8, 9, 1; 30, 5; 31, 4; Aristoph. Ran. 1433; Pliny, H. N. 34, 8; Plutarch, Aratus, 53; Lycoph. 206). It was a title likewise assumed by some of the Ptolemies and Syrian kings.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Soter'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/soter.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.