πρόστᾰτ-ις, ιδος,
feminine of προστάτης, ἐὰν.. θέληθ᾽ ὁμοῦ προστάτισι ταῖς σεμναῖσι.. θεαῖς (Dind. for ἐὰν.. θέλητέ μου πρὸς ταῖσι ταῖς σ.) [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 458 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; προστάτιν ἐπιγράφεσθαί τινα [[ 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Bis Acc.” 29; ὁ δῆμος ἀρχὴν ἑαυτοῦ π. ἀπέφηνε καὶ ἐκάλεσε δημαρχίαν 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 1.1; νύμφαις ὑδάτων προστάτισιν 3rd c.AD: Porphyrius Tyrius Philosophus “de Antro Nympharum - Porphyrii Opuscula” 12, compare 18, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Charid.” 10 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὴν ἰδίαν π., of Rhea, probably in [[ “CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 6835 (uncertain _locative_); π. τοῦ Ἀνούβεως “PMag.Osl.” 1.338. ] Refs]