Theometor ( Ancient Greek: Θεομήτωρ), meaning "mother of a god", is an epithet who was used for different characters in history. [1]
Ancient Greece and Rome
- Hera at Samos had this epithet [2] [1]
- Agrippina the Younger had this epithet on coins as she was the mother of Nero [2] [1]
Christianity
In Christian literature is used for Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in the Eastern Christianity. [3] [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Kordula Schnegg (2002). Commerce and Monetary Systems in the Ancient World: Means of Transmission and Cultural Interaction. Franz Steiner Verlag. p. 367. ISBN 978-3-515-08379-9.
- ^ a b Gariboldi, Andrea (2004). "ROYAL IDEOLOGICAL PATTERNS BETWEEN SELEUCID AND PARTHIAN COINS: THE CASE OF Theopator" (PDF). Melammu Project.
- ^ "Theotokos". Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia.