Honours for the managers of the Mysteries
IG II3 1 915 Date: 267/6 BC
In the archonship of Menekles (267/6), in the eighth prytany,
of PandionisV, for which Theodoros son of Lysitheos
of TrikorynthosXI was secretary. On the old and new day (henei kai neai) of Anthesterion. Assembly. Of the presiding committee -doros
(5) son of Nausimachos of Euonymon was putting to the vote and
his fellow presiding committee members. The People decided. Kallistratos
son of Glaukon of Kropidai proposed: concerning what
the managers (epimelētai) of the Mysteries[1] report about the
sacrifice which they made in the Mysteries at Agrai,
(10) for good fortune, the Council shall decide: that the
presiding committee (proedrous) allotted to preside in the
People in the forthcoming Assembly shall introduce
them to the People and put the matter on the agenda
and submit the opinion of the Council to the People,
(15) that it seems good to the Council that the Council and People accept
the good things which they say occurred
in the sacrifices which they made for the health and preservation
of the Council and the People and the others
who are of good will and friends of the People; and since
(20) the managers (epimelētai) of the Mysteries previously
at the sacrifice of the Great Mysteries managed
the sacrifice and now have sacrificed the Soteria[2] to the goddesses on behalf of the Council and People
from their own resources and have managed everything else
(25) well and with love of honour (philotimōs), to praise the
managers (epimelētas) of the Mysteries, Philoktemon son of Glaukon
of Kropidai, Demokrates son of Epikrates of Kerameis
for their piety to the goddesses and
love of honour (philotimias) for the Council and People;
(30) and the prytany secretary shall
inscribe this decree on a stone stele and stand
it in the Eleusinion . . . . . .