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Trophonius
Subterranean Oracle of Lebadea in Boeotion
Domains:
Chthonian - Daemon
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Greek Name | Transliteration | Latin Spelling | Translation |
Τροφωνιος | Trophônios | Trophonius | Nourisher of the Mind |
TROPHONIOS (Trophonius) was a man who was swallowed up by the earth and transformed into the oracular demigod or daimon (spirit) of a cave near the town of Lebadeia in Boiotia. His name means "Nourisher of the Mind" from the Greek tropheô words and noos.
Trophonios' mortal life is not described here, only his apotheosis and cult.
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