Apollo Alexikakos

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Apollo Alexikakos is an epithet of the Greek god Apollo venerated as a protector who wards off evil and disease, especially in the context of widespread plagues.

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Apollo Alexikakos canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek deity epithet
epithet of Apollo
associatedWith averting plague
protection from disease
warding off evil
category Epithets of Apollo
Health deities in Greek mythology
cultType protective cult
epithetOf Apollo
hasDeity Apollo
hasDomain healing
public health
purification
hasGender male
languageOfName Ancient Greek
meaningOfName Apollo who averts evil
linked to: Pythian Apollo

Apollo who wards off
linked to: Pythian Apollo
opposedTo epidemic disease
plague
religion Ancient Greek religion
role averting divine wrath
protector of communities
sharesAttributesWith Apollo Iatros
Apollo Paean
veneratedIn Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
worshipContext rituals for averting evil
times of plague

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Panhellenic cult of Apollo cultTitleOfDeity Apollo Alexikakos