IGII34 232 Dedication to Dionysos (Eleusis)

Dedication to Dionysos (Eleusis)

IG II³ 4 232 Date: after mid-4th cent. BC

Moirokles son of Euthydemos Antitheos son of Kallikles Timokedes son of Timasios Antiphanes son of Euxenides Uninscribed space dedicated (this) to Dionysos, having been crowned by the demesmen.^[1]

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References:

IG II³ 4 232 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 2845 (PHI)

I Eleusis 79 (PHI)

Csapo and Wilson II, 106-7

Russo, Ripartizioni, D125

Translation by: Stephen Lambert, Julian Schneider

Monument type: Base

Inscription type: Dedication (deme Eleusis), Dedication (Dionysos)

Findspot: Eleusis (probable area of theatre) (Eleusis Museum E 1139)

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[1] The "Dionysion" at Eleusis is known from I Eleusis 70, l. 33 (place of erection of decree, though it is unclear whether this designated a different location from "the theatre of the Eleusinians" where the related I Eleusis 71 was to be erected). The precise circumstances of this dedication are unclear, but most likely the individuals named had contributed financially in some way to the theatre/sanctuary of Dionysos at Eleusis (e.g. building works?). Of the four men listed Moirokles son of Euthydemos was from a family prominent at city level and in the affairs of the deme. A Moirokles son of Kallippos of Eleusis is also attested at this period (IG II² 6043, a cousin?) and it is not always clear in our sources which Moirokles is referred to. For the city politician, see IG II³ 1, 414 l. 6; and perhaps IG II³ 4, 33 ll. 109-110. The Moirokles active in deme affairs (son of Euthydemos) leased the quarry at Eleusis that belonged to the sanctuary of Herakles (I Eleusis 85), proposed the decree of Eleusis and soldiers honouring Xenokles of Sphettos (I Eleusis 95) and contributed to this dedication to Dionysos at Eleusis. For a recent discussion of the family see Humphreys, Kinship, 1122-24. Timokedes son of Timasias was also member of a prominent deme family in which the names Timokedes and Gnathis occur (IG I³ 970, IG II³ 4, 246, I Eleusis 70, I Eleusis 80, cf. Humphreys, 1124-25). Antiphanes son of Euxenides was perhaps the Antiphanes who was priest of Herakles in Akris in 332/1 BC, I Eleusis 85, l. 47, cf. Humphreys, 1119. Antitheos son of Kallikles is not identifiable.

There is a cutting in the top of the base. For other enactments of the deme Eleusis see I Eleusis 68, with notes.

Added: 28 Jun 2018
Updated: 24 Jan 2024
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