INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a statue to the hearth-initiate Kallisto by the Areopagos
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 οὔνομα Καλ̣[λ]ιστώ, μήτηρ
δέ με Καλλίκλεια
θυγατέρα ἰφθείμην εἵσατο
Καλλιμάχου·
5 τοῦτο δὲ πατρὶ φίλωι μοι
Ἀρήιος ὤπασεν ἕδρη
ἐς γέρας ἀθανάτων· ἱστά-
μεθ’ ἀγχίθυροι
Δηοῦς καὶ Κούρης δαιδηφό-
10 ρ̣ου, οὐδέ με νύκτες
[λή]σοντ’ ἠελίου κάλλ̣[ει]
[λα]μπό̣μεναι.
Inscription Type: |
Honourific inscription |
Date: |
1st – 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Eleusis, in front of the Telesterion |
Museum (Storage Place: |
In situ |
Inv. no: |
|
Name of Woman |
Καλλιστώ |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Received honours |
Comments: |
Base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble, broken at the bottom. Metrical dedication of a statue to the hearth-initiate Kallisto by the Areopagos. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4058; I.Eleusis 399 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-12-31 |
Edited: |