Soter

Soter derives from the Greek epithet σωτήρ (sōtēr), meaning a saviour, a deliverer; initial capitalised Σωτήρ; fully capitalised ΣΩΤΗΡ; feminine Soteira (Σώτειρα) or sometimes Soteria (Σωτηρία).

"Soter" was used as:
 * a title of gods: Poseidon Soter, Zeus Soter, Dionysus Soter, Apollo Soter, Hades Soter, Helios Soter, Athena Soteira, Asclepius Soter, and Hecate Soteira.
 * the name of a distinct mythical figure, Soter (daimon)
 * an epithet of several heroized or deified leaders of Hellenistic dynasties, see Hellenistic ruler cult:
 * Antigonus Monophthalmus (382 to 301 BCE), awarded the title for liberating Athens from Cassander
 * Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt (reigned 323-283 BCE)
 * Antiochus I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (reigned 281-261 BCE)
 * Demetrius I Soter of the Seleucid Empire (reigned 161-150 BCE)
 * Diomedes Soter
 * Dionysios Soter
 * Polyxenos Epiphanes Soter
 * Rabbel II Soter
 * Attalus I
 * Seleucus III Ceraunus
 * Ptolemy IX (died 81 BCE), twice king of Ptolemaic Egypt
 * Diodotus I
 * Strato II
 * Strato I
 * Menander I (died 130 BCE), Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek king
 * a title of liberators (see also eleutherios (disambiguation)
 * a title of Jesus of Nazareth, which came into use some time after the death of Paul the Apostle, most particularly in the fish acronym
 * the term "God our Saviour" (, dative) occurs several times in the New Testament, in the Epistle of Jude, 1 Timothy and Titus.
 * Pope Soter, (r. ca. 167 – 174).