Sozusa (Σώζουσα ''Sōzousa'') is a byname given to several ancient cities called Apollonia after the sun god (from
Apollo
Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...
's byname Σωτήρ
Soter Soter derives from the Greek epithet (''sōtēr''), meaning a saviour, a deliverer; initial capitalised ; fully capitalised ; feminine Soteira (Σώτειρα) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία).
Soter was used as:
* a title of gods: Poseidon ...
"saviour"), among these :
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Apollonia, Cyrenaica
Apollonia ( gr, Ἀπολλωνία) in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean. It served as the harbour of Cyrene, to the southwest.
Apollonia becam ...
, later bishopric and now Latin titular see called Sozusa in Libya; modern (Mars-)Susa, Libya
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Sozusa in Palaestina, a city and in the late Roman province of Palaestina Prima, now a now Latin titular see
''Sozusa'' may also refer to:
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''Sozusa'' (moth), a genus of moth
See also
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Apollonia (disambiguation)
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