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Philadelphia: Traditional Deities

TycheBust of Zeus

An inscription from Philadelphia mentions a number of gods and goddesses. Zeus, the chief god, was said to have commanded people to be pure and to refrain from deceit, murder, theft, adultery, and other types of evil. There was an altar to Hestia, the goddess of hearth and home. The inscription also mentions the savior gods, including Good Fortune, Virtue, Health, and other deities.