Unknown God
deity earth Ancient Greece corroborated · 2
The Unknown God or Agnostos Theos is a deity that ancient Greeks worshipped in addition to the twelve main gods and the innumerable lesser deities. In Athens, there was a temple specifically dedicated to that god and very often Athenians would swear "in the name of the Unknown God". Apollodorus, Philostratus and Pausanias wrote about the Unknown God as well.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in the writings of Apollodorus, Philostratus and Pausanias.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- wind god, Zeus Hypatos, Φοίβον, Zeus, Heracles
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“I found also an altar with this inscription: 'TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.' What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.”
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