Christianity and Hellenistic religion

Solar deity of the later Roman Empire

thumb|Two Minoan Genius performing a libation over an altar In ancient Greek religion, daimon (), also spelled daemon, often referred to lesser deities, but could more broadly signify "the experience of divine power". The term's etymology is unclear, though it is often thought to originate from (, ). The Iliad describes the gods congregated atop Olympus as daimones; the term is employed by a Homeric character when they are unaware which deity is the agent of an event. In Hesiod's Works and Days it describes the souls of people from the Golden Age, who acted as guardians (, ), leading to its de

worship of deceased and deified emperors in ancient Roman religion

theory regarding ancient Greek religion

thumb|Late 16th-century Demogorgon woodcut by Hendrick Goltzius Demogorgon is a deity or demon associated with the underworld. Although often ascribed to Greek mythology, the name probably arises from an unknown copyist's misreading of a commentary by a fourth-century scholar, Lactantius Placidus. The concept itself can be traced back to the original misread term demiurge.

aspect of religion

thumb|Cult statue of Zeus Hypsistos, from the sanctuary of Zeus Hypsistos, Imperial Roman times, Archaeological Museum, Dion.

thumb|upright|Painted terracotta cult image of the Kriophoros from Thebes in [[Boeotia, (Musée du Louvre)]]

Alastor (; ) refers to a number of people and concepts in Greek mythology: