| Agathos Daimon | |
|---|---|
Fertility, grain, health | |
 | |
| Major cult centre | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Animals | Snakes |
| Symbol | Horn of Plenty |
| Day | 2 February (Gregorian) 25 Tybi (Egyptian) |
| Gender | Male |
| Consort | Tyche Agathe |
| Equivalents | |
| Pre-Ptolemaic Egyptian | Shai |
Agathos Daimon (ἀγαθός δαίμων, agathós daímōn, lit. 'noble spirit')[a] originally was a lesser deity (daemon) of classical ancient Greek religion and Graeco-Egyptian religion. In his original Greek form, he served as a household god, to whom, along with Zeus Soter, libations were made after a meal. In later (post-)Ptolemaic antiquity he took on two partially distinct roles; one as the Agathos Daimon a prominent serpentine civic god, who served as the special protector of Alexandria. The other as a genus of serpentine household gods, the Agathoi Daimones, individual protectors of the homes in which they were worshipped.[1]
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- ^ Ogden, Daniel (2013). Drakōn : dragon myth and serpent cult in the Greek and Roman worlds. Oxford University Press. pp. 286–309. ISBN 978-0-19-955732-5. OCLC 837855776.