Acestor

Acestor (Ancient Greek: {{lang|grc|Ἀκέστωρ}}), meaning "healer" or "saviour", was the name of several figures in Classical mythology and history:

Mythological

Apollo Acestor, an epithet of the god Apollo in his role as healer or averter of evil.Euripides, Andromache 901{{Citation | last = Schmitz | first = Leonhard | contribution = Acestor (1) | editor-last = Smith | editor-first = William | title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | volume = 1 | pages = 7 | place = Boston | year = 1867 | contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0016.html | access-date = 2007-09-25 | archive-date = 2012-12-02 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121202085509/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0016.html | url-status = dead }}
Acestor, son of Ephippus, son of Poemander from Tanagra in Boeotia. He was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War.Plutarch, Quaestiones Graecae 37

Historical

Acestor Sacas, surnamed "Sacas" ({{lang|grc|Σάκας}}) on account of his foreign origin, was a tragic poet at Athens, and a contemporary of Aristophanes. He seems to have been either of Thracian or Mysian origin.Aristophanes Aves, 31Schol. ad loc.Vespae. 1216Phot. and Suda s.v. {{lang|grc|Σάκας}}{{Citation | last = Whiston | first = Robert | contribution = Acestor (2) | editor-last = Smith | editor-first = William | title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | volume = 1 | pages = 7 | place = Boston | year = 1867 | contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0016.html | access-date = 2007-09-25 | archive-date = 2012-12-02 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121202085509/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0016.html | url-status = dead }}

Acestor, a sculptor mentioned by Pausanias as having executed a statue of Alexibius,Pausanias, vi. 17. § 2 a native of Heraea in Arcadia, who had gained a victory in the pentathlon at the Olympic Games. He was born at Knossos, or at any rate exercised his profession there for some time.Pausanias, x. 15. § 4 He had a son named Amphion, who was also a sculptor, and had studied under Ptolichus of Corcyra;Pausanias, vi. 3. § 2 so that Acestor must have been a contemporary of the latter, who flourished around Olympiad 82 (452 BC).{{Citation | last = Mason | first = Charles Peter | contribution = Acestor (3) | editor-last = Smith | editor-first = William | title = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | volume = 1 | pages = 7 | place = Boston | year = 1867 | contribution-url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0016.html | access-date = 2007-09-25 | archive-date = 2012-12-02 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121202085509/http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0016.html | url-status = dead }}

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