Telesphoros (mythology)
Telesphoros ( ancient Greek Τελεσφόρος , Latinized Telesphorus , "the perfecter") is the name of a healing deity , who in Greek mythology forms a triad (trinity) together with Asclepios and Hygieia and also occurs in Celtic mythology .
mythology
Telesphorus, who received divine honors relatively late among the Greeks - around 100 AD - took his way through the entire Roman Empire from Pergamon or Epidauros - the most important place of worship for Asclepius . An origin from the mythical roots of Greece cannot be proven, although he is sometimes referred to as the son of Asclepius; therefore it is often assumed that the Galatians in the 3rd century BC BC came from the Celtic mythology of Gaul to Galatia in Asia Minor . He is associated with the Genii cucullati , the small Gallic hooded demons. Both deities are represented with the Celtic cucullus , the hooded cloak. The historian Rudolf Egger assumes that the youthful healing god Telesphoros is a common Celtic god or demon figure . He also describes the penetration into the Greek cultural area as mentioned above.
See also
literature
- Helmut Birkhan : Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7001-2609-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Birkhan: Celts. Attempt at a complete representation of their culture. Pp. 146, 626, 749.
- ^ Rudolf Egger: Genius cucullatus. In: Wiener prehistorische Zeitschrift 1932, p. 313 f.
