Satrapes

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Satrapes was a god in the Palmyrene pantheon, occurring in Syrian inscriptions from Palmyra and the Hauran. Pausanias (vi.25, 26) mentions 'Satrapes' as the name of a god who had a statue and a cult in Elis and is identified with Korybas.

The origin of this 'god' is obscure; perhaps it arose from a cult identifying the divine and royal aspect of the satrap's power, as many deified personifications occur in Roman paganism, as for example with pietas.