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    Meilichius or Meilichios, the Olympian of Greek mythology subsumed as an attributive epithet to an earlier chthonic daimon; Meilichios, who was propitiated...
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    derived and which that month the Maimakteria was celebrated at Athens. Zeus Meilichios/ Meilikhios (Μειλίχιος; "Zeus the Easily-Entreated") There was a sanctuary...
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    ear of grain in the other. Agathos Daimon was also identified with Zeus Meilichios, as well as with Serapis. In Egypt, a similar deity was Shai, who was...
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    Olympios, the great king of the gods, noticeably differs from the Zeus Meilichios, a decidedly chthonian character, often portrayed as a snake, and as seen...
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    Helios' name. The inscribed base of Mammia's dedication to Helios and Zeus Meilichios, dating from the fourth or third century BC, is a fairly and unusually...
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    at Perachora near the Isthmus of Corinth. Μειλίχιος (Meilichios), 'gentle', like "Zeus-Meilichios" at Selinus. Μηλιχία (Μēlichia) 'gentle, with gentle...
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    be in Latin) as Jupiter Trophonius. Similarly, the Greek cult of Zeus Meilichios appears in Pompeii as Jupiter Meilichius. Except in representing actual...
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    there was another square enclosure (17 x 17 metres) dedicated to Zeus Meilichios (Honey-sweet Zeus) and Pasikrateia (Persephone), much of which remains...
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    the Temple of Jupiter. After this, the much smaller Temple of Jupiter Meilichios became the main seat of worship to Jupiter and the Capitoline Triad. The...
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  • Apollonius that have been handed down to us -- namely that the Diasia and Meilichios were two separate and distinct festivals. Felix Jacoby, Fragmente der...
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  • calling him Zeus Soter ("Saviour"), and Epopsios ("Overlooker of All") and Meilichios ("Gracious"). Being indignant Zeus was determined to strike Periphas with...
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  • Megaron Megasthenes Meges Meges of Sidon Megistias Meidias Meidias Painter Meilichios Melaenae Melaina Melampodia Melampus Melaneus (mythology) Melaneus of...
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