Promachos
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Promachos is a noun meaning A deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state.
Meaning
A deity who fights in front of, or champions, some person or state.
More Meanings
- (historical, military) In Ancient Greece and during the Byzantine era, a soldier who fought in the first rank of the phalanx. An obsolete English literal translation of such a promachos is a 'forefighter'.
Word Forms
- promachoi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include theomachist, antigod, paredros, theomachy, demigod, aspect.
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