INSCRIPTION
Dedication of a building by Kleo, priestess of Demeter and Kore
"INSCRIPTION TEXT"
1 [ἱέρεια Δήμητρος καὶ Κόρης Κλεὼ Εὐκλέους Φλυέως θυγά]τηρ, γόνωι δὲ Νικοδήμου Ἑ[ρ]-
[μείου καὶ — — — — — — c.24 — — — — — — ἱερεὺς τοῦ Δήμ]ου καὶ ἱερεὺς Σεβαστῆς Δικα[ι]-
[οσύνης ἀνέθηκαν Δήμητρι καὶ Κόρηι καὶ Σεβαστῆι Δικαι]οσύνηι καὶ τῶι Δήμωι.
Inscription Type: |
Building inscription |
Date: |
ca. 25 - ca. 65 CE (perhaps under Tiberius) |
Location: |
Eleusis |
Museum (Storage Place: |
Archaeological Museum of Eleusis |
Inv. no: |
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Name of Woman |
Κλεώ |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Dedicant - Priestess |
Comments: |
Epistyle block of white marble, broken on the left and right. Dedication of a building by Kleo, priestess of Demeter and Kore, as well as by the priest of Sebaste Dikaiosyne (Iustitia Augusta) and perhaps the Athenian demos. The building is dedicated to the goddesses of Eleusis, Sebaste Dikaiosyne and the Demos. |
Bibliography: |
IG II² 4720; I.Eleusis 341 |
Author: |
Giorgos Mitropoulos |
Added: |
2024-09-05 |
Edited: |