Poemenius is an onomastic entry rather than a single origin myth. The name derives from the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimḗn), meaning 'shepherd', yielding the sense 'pastoral, rural, simple'. Across the supplied sources, the name is borne by multiple individuals: a Roman officer who led a civic revolt and briefly controlled Trier around 353 CE; various clerics and bishops attested in ecclesiastical letters (e.g., a bishop of Satala; a consoling cleric operating in Libya recorded by Synesius); and an entry in a name-list identifying Poemenius as one of the leaders of the satyrs in Greek mythographic catalogues. The supplied material treats these as distinct historical or literary name-bearers rather than a unified mythic origin narrative (Wikipedia; Synesius Letter 135; Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers; Poemenius (usurper) entry).
No consistent physical description applies, since Poemenius is a personal name attached to different human individuals. The supplied sources provide no canonical appearance for a single mythic figure. The only suggestive literary attestation — a list entry calling Poemenius a leader of satyrs — is not accompanied by descriptive text in the provided extracts (Wikipedia name-list).
The sources attribute ordinary human roles and actions to bearers of the name rather than supernatural powers. As attested: Poemenius the Roman officer seized control of Trier in 353 and led the city's defence against Decentius on behalf of its residents; other bearers appear as bishops or clerics engaged in episcopal ministry, consolation, and letter-writing (Synesius; Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers). No supernatural abilities or behaviors are ascribed in the supplied materials.
*Péh₂usōn (reconstructed)
Péh₂usōn is a hypothetical Proto‑Indo‑European pastoral guardian reconstructed by comparative scholars from parallels in Greek and Vedic traditions. Proposed as a Graeco‑Aryan ancestor‑figure, the reconstruction describes a protector of flocks, roads, and travellers rather than an attested historical cultic personality.
Aba (disambiguation / name-form)
Aba is a polyvalent name-form attested across many unrelated contexts (place names, personal names, animal names, and brief mythological listings). The provided sources do not support a single, coherent supernatural entity called "Aba" and offer no descriptive or ritual material for such a being.
Abaddon
In Hebrew scripture Abaddon is primarily a noun meaning 'destruction' or a section/condition of the underworld paired with Sheol; in the New Testament Book of Revelation Abaddon is personified as an angelic figure (Greek Apollyon) described as the king of an army of locusts released from the abyss during the apocalypse.
Abadir
Abadir is a polysemous name attested in distinct cultural contexts: a legendary founding saint and clan ancestor in eastern Ethiopia (Sheikh Abadir Umar Al‑Rida / Aw Abadir), a term applied to cone‑shaped cult stones in Phoenician religious description, and a personal name of a martyr (Abadir/Apater) in the Coptic Synaxarium. The attestations are independent usages of the same name rather than a single supernatural being.
Abadiu of Antinoe
Abadiu of Antinoe was a fourth‑century bishop of Antinoe (Antinoopolis, in Roman Egypt) commemorated as a martyr and saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church, with a feast day on 26 December. Sources record that he was killed during a theological dispute with Arian opponents and reference him in collections of Egyptian martyrs.
Abagtha
Abagtha (Hebrew: אבגתא, ’Ǎḇaḡṯā) is a named human court official in the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Esther, listed among seven chamberlains who ministered before King Ahasuerus and were commanded to bring Queen Vashti before the king. He is attested only in Esther 1:10 and is presented as an institutional palace attendant rather than a supernatural being.
Abandinus
Abandinus is a locally attested Romano‑Celtic theonym known from a single inscribed bronze feather (votive object) dedicated at Godmanchester (the Roman fort Durovigutum) in Cambridgeshire. Scholars interpret him as a local god or male spirit tied to a specific place and possibly associated with a nearby spring or stream; this association is tentative and based on etymological readings of the name.
Abanoub
Abanoub is a 4th‑century Egyptian Christian child martyr venerated in the Coptic tradition. Remembered for his public confession of Christ, miraculous healings associated with his passion, and the translation and veneration of his relics, his feast is observed on July 31 (Epip 24) and his cult centers include Nehisa and Samanoud.
Abarbarea
Abarbarea is a name attested in classical Greek and Roman sources for freshwater nymphs (naiads). The name appears for at least two individual mythic figures — a naiad wife of Bucolion and a naiad counted among ancestors of the Tyrians — and Hesychius records plural forms that may indicate the name was also used as a class-name (Abarbareai / Abarbalaiai).
Abas
Abas (Ancient Greek: Ἄβας, gen.: Ἄβαντος) is not a single mythic being but a recurring personal name borne by multiple mortals and minor mythic figures in Greek epic and genealogical traditions — kings, founders, seers, warriors, attendants, a centaur, and a youth transformed by a goddess. The name is glossed in the sources as 'guileless' or 'good-hearted' and appears across Argive, Theban, Trojan, Euboean, and other local cycles.
Abaskhiron the Soldier
A Coptic Orthodox martyr venerated for refusing imperial idolatry during the Diocletian persecution; reputedly healed by the Archangel Michael, preserved in monastery relics, and commemorated on 14 June (7 Paoni).
Abdel Messih El-Makari
Abdel Messih El-Makari (1892–1963) was a Coptic Orthodox monk and priest venerated as a 20th‑century Coptic saint. Associated with the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor and the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Scetes/Wadi El‑Natrun), he is remembered for humility, asceticism, charity, and reported spiritual gifts such as prescience, discerning of spirits, and healing.
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- [2]Poemenius (usurper). Wikipedia, entry 'Poemenius (usurper)'wiki
- [3]The Revolt of Poemenius and the mint of Trier - Roman Imperial Coins - Numis Forums. Numis Forums, discussion summarising Ammianus Marcellinus on Poemenius' revolt at Trierother
- [4]justus's Content - Page 3 - Numis Forums. Numis Forums post quoting Ammianus Marcellinus summarising Poemenius' defence of Trierother
- [5]Synesius, Letter 135. Livius.org translation/summary of Synesius Letter 135 referring to Poemenius' consolatory actions in Libyaliterary
- [6]Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. VIII (excerpts). Patristic collection excerpts referencing 'Poemenius bishop of Satala' and related episcopal correspondenceliterary
- [7]Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series II, Vol. VIII (additional excerpt). Patristic collection excerpts referencing clerical bearers named Poemeniusliterary
- [8]Roman Gaul and Germania (350-353 CE) .... Academic paper discussing mid-4th-century political context including Poemenius' revolt (cited in research notes)academic
- [9]Wikidata: Poemenius. Wikidata entry for Poemenius (identifier and linked attestations)wiki