Hypsistos
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Hypsistos is an epithet of various deities in Hellenistic sources. Philo states that Elyon was also known as Hypsistos. Hypsistos (Ὕψιστος, "most high") is known as an epithet of various deities in Hellenistic sources.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested in Hellenistic sources.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- ʽElyōn
- co occurs with
- Alalu, Epigeius, Elus, Zeus-Demarous
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Philo states that Elyon was also known as Hypsistos, and that he was killed by wild animals during a hunt. Hypsistos (Ὕψιστος, "most high") is known as an epithet of various deities in Hellenistic sources.”
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