INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Athenais by her grand-father, a hierophantis
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 κούρην υἱῆος περιώνυμον
Ἱερόφαντις
θῆκε Θεαῖς ἰδίαις μύστιν
Ἀθηναΐδα.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific / Votive inscription |
Date: |
1st c. CE ? |
Location: |
Eleusis, near the Greater Propylaea |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Ιn front of the Telesterion |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Αθηναΐς |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours - Hearth-initiate |
Comments: |
Small base of white (“Pentelic”) marble. Dedication of a statue for Athenais by her grand-father, a hierophantis. Athenais was probably a hearth-initiate and, according to Clinton, she was perhaps the daughter of Hipparchos, the grandfather of Herodes Atticus (see also IG II2 3594, Appendix, n. , PIR2 C 1076). |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3553; I.Eleusis 380 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-10-28 |
Edited: |