Prostates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23736602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Zelnick‐Abramovitz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah13210 |
| OpenAlex | W4251390334 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The prostates is a person who “stands before” or “in front,” but the word's semantic array is wider: it can mean protector, guardian (e.g., of the city gates in Aesch. Sept . 408; of the peace in Dem. 15.30). In this sense prostates is also an epithet of gods (e.g., of Apollo in Soph. Trach . 209).
Apollo · Art · Biology · Epithet · Guardian · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Word (group theory) · Zoology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Law · Medical and Health Sciences Research · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |