Lycurgus
deity earth Spartan single tradition · 1
Lycurgus, the legendary Spartan lawgiver, was worshipped after death as a divine figure in ancient Greek religion. He was considered a hero whose reforms were believed to have divine sanction. The cult of Lycurgus exemplified the Greek practice of deifying influential historical persons.
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- co occurs with
- Lysander, Philip II of Macedon, Ptolemy Philadelphus, Julius Caesar, Claudius, Alexander, Romulus, Quirinus
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“worship after death of historical persons, such as Lycurgus, or worship of the living as true deities”
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