INSCRIPTION
Honours bestowed to Lamidion, hearth-initiate, by her parents, including her mother, Ladameia
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Λαμίδι[ον Ἀπ]ολήξιδος ἐξ [Οἴου]
θυγατέ[ρα] ὁ̣ πατὴρ καὶ ἡ μή̣[τηρ]
Λαδάμει[α Λ]υσάνδρου Πειραιέ[ως]
θυγάτηρ ἀ̣φ’ ἑστίας μυηθεῖσ[αν]
5 Δήμητρ[ι κ]αὶ Κόρηι ἀνέθηκ[αν].
Inscription Type: |
Honourific / Votive inscription |
Date: |
ca. 25 BCE (I.Eleusis) |
Location: |
a: north slope of the Acropolis, b: Acropolis |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Λαδάμεια |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Bestowed honours |
Comments: |
Two joining fragments of a base of Eleusinian limestone, broken on the right and at the back. Dedication of a statue for Lamidion, hearth-initiate, by her parents, Apolexis and La(o)dameia, daughter of Lysandros from Peiraeus. The statue was dedicated to the goddesses of the sanctuary. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3519; Agora XVIII, 341; I.Eleusis 299; Schmalz 131, αρ. 164 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-18 |
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