IGII34 994 Dedication to Demeter and the Girl

Dedication to Demeter and the Girl

IG II³ 4 994 Date: 400-350 BC

Pytho- son of Arx- of Marathon (dedicated this) to Demeter and the Girl.^[1]

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References:

IG II³ 4 994 (Translated text) (IG Online)

SEG 16.171 (PHI)

SEG 24.222

Agora XVIII 585

Translation by: Danielle Mackay

Images: Agora Excavations - (1, 2)
Ohio - (1)

Monument type: Pillar

Inscription type: Dedication (Private, Demeter and Kore)

Original location: City Eleusinion

Fr. a+b - Findspot: City Eleusinion (Ag. I 4393)
Fr. c - Findspot: City Eleusinion (Ag. I 3910)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] The inscription was discovered in the City Eleusinion (on which see AIUK 4.1 (BM: Cult Provisions) no. 1 and Agora XXXI). The inscription is located on an abacus (upper part) of a blue marble pillar. The stem of the pillar is now missing. There are traces of a cutting on top for the insertion of a votive.

Added: 6 Mar 2026
Updated: 6 Mar 2026
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