Cyamites
Cyamites or Kyamites (Greek Κυαμίτης from κύαμος "bean") was a hero in ancient Greek religion, worshiped locally in Athens. He had a sanctuary (heroon) on the sacred road to Eleusis.[1][2][3]
His name has been interpreted as "the god of the beans and patron of the bean market", given that a bean market (κυαμῖτις) was reported by Plutarch[4] to have been situated on the same road not far from the sanctuary.
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References
- Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Band XI, Halbband 22, Komogrammateus-Kynegoi (1922), s. 2233 (German)
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