INSCRIPTION

Honours to the hearth-initiate Phileto by her parents, including her homonymous mother

"INSCRIPTION TEXT"

1 Κλεομένης Μαντίου Μαραθών[ι]-
ος καὶ Φιλητὼ Λευκίου Πειραιέως θυ[γάτηρ]
τὴν ἑαυτῶν θυγατέρα Φιλητὼ μυη-
θεῖσαν ἀφ’ [ἑστίας] Δήμητρι καὶ Κόρῃ.
  Inscription Type: Honourific / Votive inscription
  Date: early 1st c. CE
  Location:

‘Αthenis in templo Παναγίας’ (IG), Eleusis (Schmalz)

  Museum (Storage Place:
  Inv. no:
  Name of Woman Φιλητώ (Ι)
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Bestowed honours
   Comments: Dedication of a statue to the hearth-initiate Phileto by her parents, including her homonymous mother. The statue was dedicated to the goddesses Demeter and Kore.
  Bibliography:

IG II² 3529; Schmalz 132, αρ. 166

  Author: Giorgos Mitropoulos
  Added: 2024-10-08
  Edited: