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How do we talk about the Gods? What is a God's domain? What is an epithet? And why do these things matter?
NOTE OF CORRECTION: A Kemetic friend of mine, Celeri's garden, gave me info about Set as a lightning god and in my exhaustion I wrote down Anubis. I meant Set. Sorry about that.
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How do we talk about the Gods? What is a God's domain? What is an epithet? And why do these things matter?
NOTE OF CORRECTION: A Kemetic friend of mine, Celeri's garden, gave me info about Set as a lightning god and in my exhaustion I wrote down Anubis. I meant Set. Sorry about that.
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![Hellenic Household Gods: Zeus Ktesios, Zeus Meilichios, Agathos Daimon
Snake gods were prevalent all through the Classical and Hellenistic eras in ancient Greece, and the three well be talking about today are two household boundary Gods, Zeus Ktesios and the Agathodaimon, and the God of blood guilt purification, Zeus. Ktesios.
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Sources:
Burton, D. (2010). The role of Zeus Meilichios in Argos [paper]. ASCS Conference, Perth, AU
Cook, A. B. (2010). Zeus: A study in ancient religion 2 Part 2. Cambridge University Press.
Ogden, D. (2013). Drakōn: Dragon myth and serpent cult in the greek and Roman Worlds. Oxford University Press.
Alexander Romance Translation: http://www.attalus.org/translate/alexander1c.html
Aelian Nature of Animals translation: http://www.attalus.org/translate/animals17.html
Most other translations: Perseus Tufts Hellenic Household Gods: Zeus Ktesios, Zeus Meilichios, Agathos Daimon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LIvFQIKODkA/mqdefault.jpg)
