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An agathodaemon or agathodaimon was a spirit of vineyards and grainfields in the religion of the ancient Greeks.

Agathodaemon or Agathodaimon may also refer to

• Set (deity), the Egyptian god
• The Canopic Branch of the Nile Delta, called the Agathodaemon or Agathodaimon in Ptolemy's Geography
• Agathodaemon (alchemist), the 3rd-century Egyptian alchemist
• Agathodaemon of Alexandria, an Egyptian cartographer of uncertain date connected with Ptolemy's Geography
  • Agathodaemon, a Martian canal named for the cartographer
• Agathodaemon (grammarian), the 5th-century Egyptian grammarian
• Agathodaimon (band), a German band playing death metal
• Agathos Daimon (boxer), who died in ancient Olympia aged 35 having promised Zeus victory or death.
• Valles Marineris, a 4000-kilometre long canyon system on Mars, was named "Agathodaemon" in the old canal maps.

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