INSCRIPTION
Honours to a priestess of Helios by her son
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [Ἡ]λίου ἱέρεια[ν] Α․․5․․
[․]ου καὶ Ο̣․․․ρατ․․5․․
[Ε]ὐφρ[οσ]ύνου ε․․6․․․
[․]ων Ἀπολλώνιος [Ἀφρο]-
5 [δει]σίου Ἀχαρνεὺ[ς τὴν]
[ἑαυ]τοῦ μητέρα κατὰ ὑ[πο]-
[μνημ]ατισμὸν τῆς ἐξ Ἀρεί[ου]
[π]άγου βουλῆς ἀρετῆς ἕνε[κα]
καὶ [ε]ὐσεβείας.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
ca. 128/9 CE |
Location: |
Athens, built into a pillar of a later building standing south-west of the Parthenon |
Museum (Storage Place: |
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Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Άγνωστο |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Priestess - Received honours |
Comments: |
Statue base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble. Apollonios honoured his mother, priestess of Helios, with a statue in accordance with a decree of the Areopagos, on account of her virtue and piety. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3578 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-11-26 |
Edited: |