INSCRIPTION

Honours to an unknown arrephoros by her mother, Elene

"INSCRIPTION TEXT"

1 [τὴν δεῖνα ․․6․․․]
․․․ίου ἐξ Οἴο[υ θυγ]-
[ατέ]ρα ἐρρηφορήσ[ασ]-
[αν Ἀθ]ηνᾶι Πολιά[δι ἡ]
5 [μήτ]ηρ Ἑλένη Α․․․․
․․․ ἐκ Μαραθ[ωνίων].
[ἐπὶ ἱερ]είας [τῆς δεῖνος].
  Inscription Type: Honourific inscription
  Date: 1st c. CE
  Location: Athens, between the Propylaea and the Parthenon
  Museum (Storage Place: Epigraphical Museum
  Inv. no:
  Name of Woman Άγνωστη
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Priestess
   Comments:

Fragment of base of ‘Hymettian’ marble. Dedication of a statue to an unknown arrephoros of Athena Polias whose father was from the deme of Oion, by her mother, Elene from Marathon. The dedication is dated after the priesthood of an unknown priestess of Athena Polias.

  Bibliography:

IG II² 3555

  Author: Giorgos Mitropoulos
  Added: 2024-10-30
  Edited: