Palaemon
human_specialist water Greek single tradition · 2
Palaemon was a hermit who guided Pachomius in his ascetic pursuits. Pachomius studied with Palaemon for seven years.
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When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2024
Relationships
- teacher of
- Pachomius
- aspect of
- Melicertes
- child of
- Heracles
- manifested by
- Melicertes
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Pachomius then came into contact with several well known ascetics and decided to pursue that path under the guidance of the hermit named Palaemon (317). One of his devotions, popular at the time, was praying with his arms stretched out in the form of a cross.”
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“Both were afterwards worshipped as marine divinities, Ino as Leucothea ('the white goddess'), Melicertes as Palaemon.”
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