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Ancient Greek cult practice from the epigraphical evidence. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Ancient Greek Cult organized by the Swedish Institute at Athens, 22–24 November 1991

Edited by Robin Hägg

Abstract

Thirteen papers read at an international seminar in Athens deal with various phenomena of Greek cult practice, analysing the information contained in inscriptions, such as sacred laws. Among the special topics discussed are: the definition of “state cult”, the arrival of Asclepius in Athens, the rite of theoxenia, regulations concerning everyday life in a Greek temenos, the occurrence of cakes in sacrifice regulations, the food and drink at two festivals on Delos, the role of musicians in Greek cult, the sacred laws of Lykosoura, the cult of Artemis Ortheia at Messene, the cult of Poseidon-Erechtheus on the Acropolis of Athens, the interpretation of lead curse tablets and other magical texts in Greek from Cyprus and Asia Minor.

Contents

‘Preface’, p. 7.

Sara B. Aleshire, ‘Towards a definition of “state cult” for ancient Athens’, pp. 9–16.

Kevin Clinton, ‘The Epidauria and the arrival of Asclepius in Athens’, pp. 17–34.

Michael H. Jameson, ‘Theoxenia’, pp. 35–57.

György Németh, Μεδ’ ὄνθον ἐγβαλεν. Regulations concerning everyday life in a Greek temenos’, pp. 59–64.

Emily Kearns, ‘Cakes in Greek sacrifice regulations’, pp. 65–70.

Tullia Linders, ‘Sacred menus on Delos’, pp. 71–79.

Gullög C. Nordquist, ‘Some notes on musicians in Greek cult’, pp. 81–93.

Fritz Graf, ‘An oracle against pestilence from a West Anatolian town (summary)’, pp. 95–96.

Ioannis Loucas & Eveline Loucas, ‘The sacred laws of Lykosoura’, pp. 97–99.

Petros G. Themelis, ‘Artemis Ortheia at Messene. The epigraphical and archaeological evidence’, pp. 101–122.

Menelaos Christopoulos, ‘Poseidon Erechtheus and ΕΡΕΧΘΙΣ ΘΑΛΑΣΣΑ’, pp. 123–130.

David R. Jordan, ‘Late feasts for ghosts’, pp. 131–143.

H.S. Versnel, ‘Πεπημένος: The Cnidian curse tablets and ordeal by fire’, pp. 145–154.

‘Programme and participants of the Seminar’, p. 155.

‘Abbreviations’, p. 157.

‘Indexes’, p. 159.

Bibliographical information

Robin Hägg, ed., Ancient Greek cult practice from the epigraphical evidence. Proceedings of the Second International Seminar on Ancient Greek Cult organized by the Swedish Institute at Athens, 22–24 November 1991 (Skrifter utgivna av Svenska institutet i Athen-8°, 13), Stockholm 1994. ISSN 0081-9921. ISBN 9789179160296.