IGII34 57 Dedication to Demeter and Kore, 357/6 BC

Dedication to Demeter and Kore, 357/6 BC

IG II³ 4 57 Date: 357/6 BC

Fragment ab

Euktemonides son of Amphi- of Eleusis^[1] dedicated this to the two goddesses,^[2] having been crowned by the People and the Council and the prytany (5) of Hippothontis in the archonship of Agathokles (357/6).

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References:

IG II³ 4 57 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 2839 (b) (PHI)

IG II² 2844 (a) (PHI)

SEG 24.209

I Eleusis 61 (PHI)

AIO Papers 9 57 sect. 2 (AIO Paper)

Russo, Ripartizioni, D121

Translation by: Stephen Lambert, David Weidgenannt

Images: Cornell - (1, 2)

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Dedication (uncertain public official), Dedication (Demeter and Kore)

Fragment a - Findspot: Eleusis (Eleusis Museum E 118)
Fragment b - Findspot: Eleusis (Eleusis Museum E 1129)

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[1] A. E. Raubitschek, CP 37, 1942, 317-19, suggested that Euktemonides was one of the ten councillors who served as Eleusinian hieropoioi (for this office see P. J. Rhodes, The Athenian Boule, 1972, 127-28 and the commentary on I Eleusis 138 ll. A 29-31; 177 l. 432). This inscription is mainly notable, however, as one of the three earliest dedications by Athenian officials, all dating to 357/6 BC, in which it is stated explicitly that they had been crowned by the Council and People. The other two are IG II³ 4, 2 and IG II³ 4, 245. Crowns dedicated by boards of officials are recorded in inventories of the treasurers of Athena earlier than this, however (IG II² 1425, ll. 126-27, 224-26); and in general on the significance of the "new style" of dedication introduced in 357/6 BC see AIO Papers 9. The earliest inscribed Assembly decree in the regular series honouring officials dates somewhat later, to 346/5, IG II³ 1, 301 (see notes thereto). [2] The two goddesses are Demeter and her daughter Kore ("the Girl"). The tribe Hippothontis was particularly connected with Eleusis, cf. IG II³ 4, 220. Above the text is a moulding and slight trace of a relief.

Added: 29 Mar 2018
Updated: 17 Sep 2024
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