Soter

Soter derives from the Ancient GreekepithetΣωτήρ (Sōtḗr), meaning a , a deliverer. The feminine form is Soteira (Σώτειρα, Sṓteira) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία, Sōtería).

Soter was used as:

• A title of gods: Poseidon Soter, Zeus Soter, Dionysus Soter, Apollo Soter, Hades Soter, Helios Soter, Athena Soteira, Asclepius Soter, Persephone Soteira, Artemis Soteira and Hecate Soteira.
• The name of a distinct mythical figure, Soter (daimon)
• An epithet of several Hellenistic rulers
• A title of liberators (see also eleutherios (other)
• A title of Jesus of Nazareth, which came into use some time after the death of Paul the Apostle, most particularly in the fish acronym
• The term "God our Saviour" (Greek: θεῷ σωτῆρι ἡμῶν, dative) occurs several times in the New Testament, in the Epistle of Jude, 1 Timothy and Titus.
• Pope Soter, r. ca. 167 – 174.