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TM God 93

Thoeris
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Stable URI (with TM God ID): www.trismegistos.org/god/93
Standard variants

Greek: Θοηρις

Egyptian: Tȝ-wr.t

Gender: Female

Linguistic origins: Egyptian

Description / typology: hippopotamus deity, protectress of women in childbirth

Bibliography: Gundlach, in: LÄ VI, 1986, col. 494-497 s.v. Thoeris

Notes: equivalent of Athena (TM God 109)

TM Nam

We currently have 6 theophoric names (17 attestations) assigned to this god:

∙ Thoeris (TM Nam 1434): 15 attestations
∙ Pa-thoeris (TM Nam 14754): 1 attestation
∙ Cheber-thoeris (TM Nam 36108): 1 attestation
∙ Senthoeris (TM Nam 12889): 0 attestations
∙ Tete-thoeris (TM Nam 15773): 0 attestations
∙ Djed-thoeris-wah-s (TM Nam 15904): 0 attestations

TM Geo

We currently have 17 place names (148 attestations) assigned to this god:

∙ Egypt, U19 - Dromou Thoeridos Amphodon (TM Geo 4117): 57 attestations
∙ Egypt, 00c - Kerkethoeris (Kom el-Khamsin) (TM Geo 1073): 40 attestations
∙ Egypt, U19 - Thoerieion (TM Geo 11760): 14 attestations
∙ Egypt, 00c - Thoerieion Mega [Kerkeosiris] (TM Geo 12405): 5 attestations
∙ Egypt, U19 - Thoereiou Exagoreion Amphodon (TM Geo 10304): 5 attestations
∙ Egypt, U19 - Thoerieion Sintano (TM Geo 13842): 5 attestations
∙ Egypt, U15 - Kerkethoeris (TM Geo 1074): 4 attestations
∙ Egypt, U19 - Thoerieion Exagoreion (TM Geo 30568): 4 attestations
∙ Egypt, 00a - Thoereiou Amphodon (TM Geo 2408): 2 attestations
∙ Egypt, 00c - Thoerieion Mega [Talithis] (TM Geo 12509): 2 attestations
∙ Egypt, 00c - Thoerieion Mikron (TM Geo 12406): 2 attestations
∙ Egypt, U19 - Thoereiou Thenepmoi Amphodon (TM Geo 9121): 2 attestations
∙ Egypt, U19 - Thoerieion Osorphnatos (TM Geo 12447): 2 attestations
∙ Egypt, 00b - Thoerieion (TM Geo 12952): 1 attestation
∙ Egypt, 00c - Thoerieion [Oxyryncha] (TM Geo 37048): 1 attestation
∙ Egypt, 00c - Thoerieion [Tebtynis] (TM Geo 13039): 1 attestation
∙ Egypt, U19 - Thoeridos Dromos (TM Geo 60616): 1 attestation

We currently have 56 attestations of this god (check our coverage!)

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GodRef ID Publication Attestation GodVar Provenance (text) Date
21814BGU 10 1937ΟὐήριοςΟυηριςEgypt [found & written]BC 250 - 200
22804P. Cairo Zen. 3 59308ΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza) (?) [written]
Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchites (?) [destination]
Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza) [found]		BC 250 Sep 20 - Oct 19 (P02, year 36, Mesore)
22805P. Cairo Zen. 3 59308ΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza) (?) [written]
Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchites (?) [destination]
Egypt, 00a - Philadelpheia (Gharabet el-Gerza) [found]		BC 250 Sep 20 - Oct 19 (P02, year 36, Mesore)
23066P. Hibeh 1 35ΘυήριοςΘυηριςEgypt [written]
Egypt, U20 - Ankyropolis (El-Hiba) [found]		BC 250 about
22843P. Count. 15ΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt, 00a - Boubastos [written]
Egypt, 00a? - Gurob [found]		BC 220 - 150
22004BGU 6 1263ΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Tholthis [Kato] (Talt) [written]
Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchites (?) [found]		BC 215 Oct 16 - 214 Oct 15 (P03, year 08)
22944P. Frankf. 2ΘυήριοςΘυηριςEgypt, U19 - Tholthis [Kato] (Talt) [written]
Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchites (?) [found]		BC 215 Oct 16 - 214 Oct 15 (P04 (EP), year 08, Peritios)
22945P. Frankf. 2ΘυήριοςΘυηριςEgypt, U19 - Tholthis [Kato] (Talt) [written]
Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchites (?) [found]		BC 215 Oct 16 - 214 Oct 15 (P04 (EP), year 08, Peritios)
24644Comunicazioni dell' Istituto Papirologico G. Vitelli 6 (2005), p. 89-94 no. 11ΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt [found & written]BC 185 - 180 Jun
22495SB 20 14473ΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt, 00 - Arsinoites (Fayum) [found & written]BC 159 Mar 8 after ((P06 K2), year 22, Mecheir 01 till 08 and later)
24263P. Tebt. 1 61 bΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt, 00c - Kerkeosiris [written]
Egypt, 00c - Tebtynis (Umm el-Baragat) [found]		BC 117 Mar - Apr (P08?)
24262P. Tebt. 1 61 bΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt, 00c - Kerkeosiris [written]
Egypt, 00c - Tebtynis (Umm el-Baragat) [found]		BC 117 Mar - Apr (P08?)
24247P. Tebt. 1 121ΘήριδοςΘηριςEgypt, 00c - Kerkeosiris (?) [written]
Egypt, 00c - Tebtynis (Umm el-Baragat) [found]		BC 61 Oct 18 after? (P10 KB or P12, year 21, Phaophi 12 after; cf. Lorber, Ancient Society 47 (2017), p. 41 )
or BC 94 Oct 27 after? (P10 KB or P12, year 21, Phaophi 12 after)
24781SB 14 11884ΘοήριοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [written]
Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) (?) [found]		BC 42 Aug 23? (K7 or Augustus, year 10, Mesore 25)
or BC 20 Aug 18? (K7 or Augustus, year 10, Mesore 25)
23779P. Oxy. 12 1453ΘούριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]BC 30 Aug 31 - 29 Aug 29
22876SB 24 16093ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 1 - 99
23984P. Oxy. 64 4440Ἀθηνᾶς ΘοήριδοςἈθηνᾶ ΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 1 - 99
24727SB 10 10222 + Aegyptus 83 (2003), p. 199-201 no. 1ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 20 Jan 12 (Tiberius, year 06, Tybi 16)
24730SB 10 10256ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 55 - 67
22838P. XV. Congr. 16ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 75 - 125
24039P. Oxy. 8 1144ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 75 - 125
23818P. Oxy. 2 242ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 77 Dec 8
24023P. Oxy. 75 5051ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 81 - 100
24803SB 16 12391ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 83 Sep 28 - Oct 27 (Domitianus, year 03, Phaophi [ ])
23720P. Oxy. 1 47ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 83 - 88 Nov 26 (cf. BL 8, p. 231)
23814P. Oxy. 2 241ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 98 Aug 29 - 99 Aug 29 about
23133P. L. Bat. 25 43ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchites [found & written]AD 100 - 199
23717P. Oxy. 1 46ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 100 Jan 30
23908P. Oxy. 41 2976ΘοήριδιΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 100 - 199
23992P. Oxy. 67 4584ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 100 Aug 29 - 101 Aug 28
23883P. Oxy. 3 528ΘοήριΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 100 - 199
24442P. Turner 19ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 101 Feb 2 (Traianus, year 04, Xandikos = Mecheir 08)
23916P. Oxy. 46 3275ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 103 - 111 about
23827P. Oxy. 22 2351ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 112 Oct 7
22036P. Oxy. 12 1550ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 116 Oct 27 after
23859P. Oxy. 3 491ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 126 Aug 28 (Hadrianus, year 10, epagomenai 05)
23884P. Oxy. 82 5317Ἀθηνᾶς Θοήριδος?Ἀθηνᾶ ΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 131 Dec 23 - 137 Oct 20
23897P. Oxy. 34 2722Ἀθηνᾶς ΘοήριδοςἈθηνᾶ ΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 154 Mar 30
23088P. IFAO 3 11ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 158 Aug 29 - 159 Aug 29 (Antoninus Pius, year 22; cf. BL 8, p. 153)
24116P. Reinach Gr. 2 93Ἀθηνᾶς ΘοήριδοςἈθηνᾶ ΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 159 Aug 30 - 160 Aug 28 after
24595PSI 14 1415 VoΘοήριδιΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa), Kom Abu Teir [found & written]AD 159 - 299 (cf. the Ro TM 754112)
23514ZPE 228 (2023), p. 65-76 VoἈθηνᾶς ΘοήριδοςἈθηνᾶ ΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 163 - 164? (Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, year 04)
or AD 164 - 165? (Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, year 04 after?)
23964P. Oxy. 59 3974ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 165 Aug 29 - 166 Aug 28
23537P. Mich. 18 788ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 173 Sep 29 before
24038P. Oxy. 8 1117ΘοῆρινΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 178 about
24037P. Oxy. 8 1117ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 178 about
23142P. Lips. 1 31ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 193 - 198 (Septimius Severus, year [ ])
24119P. Reinach Gr. 2 94ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 194 - 197 (Septimius Severus)
24123P. Reinach Gr. 2 94ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 194 - 197 (Septimius Severus)
24122P. Reinach Gr. 2 94ΘοήριδοςΘοηριςEgypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa) [found & written]AD 194 - 197 (Septimius Severus)
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