Apollo Epicurius

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Apollo Epicurius is an epithet of the Greek god Apollo venerated as a healer and helper, particularly associated with the sanctuary at Bassae in Arcadia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek deity epithet
epithet of Apollo
associatedWithFunction aid in distress
healing
protection from disease
associatedWithGeographicFeature Mount Kotilion
associatedWithRegion Arcadia
associatedWithSanctuary Bassae
associatedWithTemple Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
connectedToMythology Greek mythology
cultCenter Bassae sanctuary
cultLinkedTo Temple of Apollo Epicurius UNESCO World Heritage Site
epithetOf Apollo
linked to: Apollo Loxias
hasAttribute benevolence
healing power
protective power
hasEpithetMeaning Apollo the Helper
linked to: Apollo Paean

Apollo the Succorer
linked to: Apollo Karneios
hasPrimarySanctuary Bassae in Arcadia
hasRole healer
helper
honoredBy inhabitants of Arcadia
worshippers at Bassae
languageOfName Ancient Greek
nameInGreekScript Ἀπόλλων Ἐπικούριος
linked to: Apollo Epicurius
partOf Greek polytheistic religion
relatedToAspectOfApollo Apollo as healer
Apollo as protector
timePeriodOfCult 5th century BCE
Classical Greece
veneratedIn Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity

Arcadia
worshipContext mountain sanctuary
rural sanctuary
worshipType healing cult
protective cult

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Ictinus associatedWithDeity Apollo Epicurius
Figaleia associatedDeity Apollo Epicurius
Apollo Epicurius nameInGreekScript Ἀπόλλων Ἐπικούριος
linked to: Apollo Epicurius
Temple of Apollo Epicurius dedicatedTo Apollo Epicurius
subject linked to: Mount Kotilion
Sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius dedicatedTo Apollo Epicurius
subject linked to: Mount Kotilion