INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue by a priestess of Demeter and Kore
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [— — — — — — — — — — — — —] θ̣υγάτηρ ἱέρηα v
[τῆς Δήμητρος καὶ τῆς Κόρης καὶ] τὰ γένη ἐξ ὧ[ν]
[αἱ ἱέρειαι γίγνονται, — — — —]δαι, Φιλλεῖδαι̣,
[εὐσεβείας ἕνεκα καὶ τῆς εἰς αὐτ]ὰ εὐεργεσίας. vac.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
1st c. CE |
Location: |
Eleusis |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Archaeological Museum of Eleusis |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Άγνωστη |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Bestowed honours - Priestess |
Comments: |
Fragment of a crowning block of blue-gray (‘Hymettian’) marble, preserved on the right and at the top. Dedication of a statue by an unnamed priestess of Demeter and Kore originating from the genos of Philleidai, the Athenian genos from which came the priestess of the goddesses, who initiated the mystae in Eleusis. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 2954; I.Eleusis 379 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-06 |
Edited: |