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KTESIOS

Greek Name

Κτησιος

Transliteration

Ktêsios

Latin Spelling

Ctesius

Translation

Household, Property

KTESIOS (Ctesius) was the spirit-protector (daimon) of the household. Ktesios and Soter (father of Ktesios) were also cult titles of the god Zeus.

PARENTS

SOTER & PRAXIDIKE (Suidas s.v. Praxidike)

CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES

Suidas s.v. Praxidike (trans. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek Lexicon C10th A.D.) :
"Praxidike (Exacter of Justice) : A deity whose head alone is venerated. Mnaseas [Greek C2nd B.C.] in his treatise On Europe says that Soter (Saviour) and his sister Praxidike (Exacter of Justice) had a son Ktesios (Ctesius. Household) and daughters Homonoia (Concord) and Arete (Virtue), who were called Praxidikai (Exacters of Penalties) after their mother."