INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue to the hearth-initiate Honoratiane Polycharmis
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Ὁνωρατιανὴν ❦
Πολυχαρμίδα
τὴν καὶ Φαιναρέ-
την Ὁνωρατιανοῦ
5 Πολυχάρμου καὶ
Κλαυδίας Θεμιστο-
κλείας θυγατέρα,
Κλαυδίων Πραξα-
γόρου καὶ Φιλίππου
10 τῶν δᾳδουχησάν-
των ἀπόγονον,
τὴν ἀφ’ ἑστίας.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
ca. 220 CE |
Location: |
Eleusis, built into a Byzantine wall blocking the northernmost entrance to the Telesterion |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Eleusis, Telesterion |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ονωρατιανή Πολυχαρμίς |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Hearth-initiate - Received honours |
Comments: |
Base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble. Dedication of a statue to the hearth-initiate Honoratiane Polycharmis, also known as Phaenarete. She was daughter of Claudia Themistokleia who had also been hearth-initiate and descendant of the dadouchs Claudius Praxagoras and Philippos (see IG II² 3693, Appendix, n. ). |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 3710; I.Eleusis 639 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-12-23 |
Edited: |