Theometor (Ancient Greek: Θεομήτωρ), meaning 'mother of a god', is an epithet.[1] In the classical world, it was applied to the goddess Hera at Samos,[2][1] and to Agrippina the Younger on coins (because she was the mother of Nero).[2][1] In Christian literature, it is an epithet of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Eastern Christianity.[3][1]
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edit- 1 2 3 4 Kordula Schnegg (2002). Commerce and Monetary Systems in the Ancient World: Means of Transmission and Cultural Interaction. Franz Steiner Verlag. p. 367. ISBN 978-3-515-08379-9.
- 1 2 Gariboldi, Andrea (2004). "ROYAL IDEOLOGICAL PATTERNS BETWEEN SELEUCID AND PARTHIAN COINS: THE CASE OF Theopator" (PDF). Melammu Project.
- ↑ "Theotokos". Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia.