INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Eupraxis
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 Εὔπραξις
εὐχήν.
Inscription Type: |
Votive Inscription |
Date: |
2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Athens, Acropolis, north slope |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Now lost |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Εύπραξις |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Dedicator |
Comments: |
Plaque of white marble with a relief below the inscription representing a single breast. Dedication to Zeus Hypsistos by Eupraxis ex voto. This dedication derives from the former site of the Athenian Assembly on the Pnyx. The dedicant must have suffered from a disease or injury affecting the breast. A connection with breast-feeding, or fertility in general is also plausible. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4810; IG II3 4 1249 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2025-02-04 |
Edited: |