Cyamites
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Cyamites or Kyamites () from κύαμος "bean", was a hero in ancient Greek religion, worshiped locally in Athens.
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Cyamites or Kyamites () from κύαμος "bean", was a hero in ancient Greek religion, worshiped locally in Athens.
His name has been interpreted as "the god of the beans and patron of the bean market", given that a bean market (κυαμῖτις) was reported by Plutarch to have been situated on the same road not far from the sanctuary.
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