tutelar

• The Serapis of Sinope began to be considered every where as the tutelar god of seamen. —  Cleopatra
• From which time, the shoemakers made choice of them for their tutelar saints.” --_See Hall’s Chronicle. —  King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre
• This critic also proves that the Theban Hercules had nothing to do with the Gods and traditions of the Cadmeians; and he thinks that it was the Dorian Heracleides who introduced the knowledge of him into Thebes, or that he came from Delphi with the worship of Apollo, a Deity with whom as the tutelar God of the Dorians, he supposes their national hero to have been closely connected FABLE IV. —  The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations
• Having placed this stone in the corner of his cabin, and addressed it as his tutelar deity, he proceeded to make the transformation of a fine, handsome, courageous, young dog into the shape of a man. —  Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3)
• The Welsh regarded him as their tutelar saint, and annually held festivals in his honour. —  The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales

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