INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Eutychia
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Εὐτυχία εὐχὴν θεῷ
ὑψίστῳ ἀνέθηκα.
Inscription Type: |
Votive Inscription |
Date: |
1st – 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Athens, Roman Agora |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ευτυχία |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Dedicator |
Comments: |
Plaque of white (‘Pentelic’) marble with a relief beneath the inscription representing a pair of feet. Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Eutychia ex voto. This dedication derives from the former site of the Athenian Assembly on the Pnyx. The dedicant must have suffered from a disease or injury affecting her feet. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4784; IG II3 4 1246 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-02-04 |
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