INSCRIPTION
Honours to a priestess of Helios by her son
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 ․․․․10․․․․ρατ․․5․․
․․․7․․․ύ̣νου Ἐπ[ικηφι]-
[σίου?] Ἀπολλώνιος ․․․․
․․․․ου Ἀχαρνεὺ[ς τὴν]
5 [ἑαυτ]οῦ μητέρα κατὰ ὑπ[ο]-
[μνημ]ατισμὸν τῆς ἐξ Ἀρε[ίου]
[πάγο]υ βουλῆς ἀρετῆς ἕνε[κα]
[καὶ εὐ]σεβείας.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
ca. 128/9 CE |
Location: |
Athens, Acropolis, 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 4080 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-11-26 |
Edited: |