INSCRIPTION
Dedication to Zeus by Regilla
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
Ῥήγιλλα, ἱέρεια ❦
Δήμητρος, τὸ ὕδωρ
καὶ τὰ περὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τῷ Διί
Inscription Type: |
Votive Inscription |
Date: |
Middle of 2nd c. CE |
Location: |
Olympia |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Archaeological Museum of Olympia |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Ρηγίλλα |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Dedicant - Benefactress |
Comments: |
On the right side of a bull of Pentelic marble there is a dedication of Regilla to Zeus, commemorating her tenure of the office of the priestess of Demeter Chamyne. The statue of the bull must have been erected over the water cistern in the so-called exedra of Herodes Atticus, which, according to this inscription, should be recognised as a donation of Regilla. |
Bibliography: |
IvO 610; RP I, EL 17 [2] |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-08-06 |
Edited: |