Theoi Megaloi: The Cult of the Great Gods at SamothracePreliminary material -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY OF THE SAMOTHRACIAN SANCTUARY -- THE MYSTERIES -- GREEK INITIATES AND THEOROI AT SAMOTHRACE -- THE SAMOTHRACIAN GODS AND THEIR WORSHIPPERS AT OTHER SITES -- ROMANS AT SAMOTHRACE -- NOTES -- INSCRIPTIONS WHICH MENTION -- PAPYRI -- SAMOTHRACIAN MYSTAI AND EPOPTAI -- INDEX -- PLATE I -- Map I. Sites from which Mystai came to Samothrace. |
Contents
I Introduction | 1 |
II History of the Samothracian Sanctuary | 10 |
III The Mysterie | 26 |
IV Greek Initiates and Theoroi at Samothrac | 38 |
V The Samothracian Gods and their Worshippers at Other Sites | 57 |
VI Romans at Samothrace | 87 |
Notes | 104 |
Appendix I Inscriptions which mention Θєοί Σαμόθραχεζ Θεοί οί έν Σαμοθραχη Σαμοθράχια or Σαμοθράχιασταί | 139 |
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Theoi Megaloi: The Cult of the Great Gods at Samothrace, Volumes 96-97 Susan Guettel Cole Limited preview - 1984 |
Theoi Megaloi: The Cult of the Great Gods at Samothrace, Volumes 96-97 Susan Guettel Cole No preview available - 1984 |
Common terms and phrases
Amphipolis Anaktoron Appendix Arsinoeion Artemidoros associated Athenian building ceremonies Chapouthier cian CIL III Suppl cult Dardanos decree dedication Delos Dionysios Dionysopolis Dioskouroi Eleusis Ephesos epoptai epopteia evidence excavations festival fourth century B.C. Fraser Gnomon 35 Greek Hemberg Hesperia 34 Hieron hieropoioi Hippomedon honor ibid IG XII indicates initiate lists initiation at Samothrace inscribed island Istros Kabeiroi Karl Lehmann Kyzikos Leiden Lysimachos Macedonia marble Maroneia McCredie mentioned myesis Mylasa mystai names IG XII oath Odessos official peraia priest priesthood records Rhodes rite Robert Roman Samothrace 2.1 Samothracian gods Samothracian initiate Samothracian inscriptions Samothracian mysteries Samothracian sanctuary Samothrakiastai second century B.C. Seuthopolis slave stone Stratonikeia suggests supra Temenos temple Thasos Theoi Megaloi theoroi lists Theos Megas Thera third century B.C. tion worship δὲ δη(νάρια εἰς ἐν ἐπὶ θεῶν καὶ μετὰ οἱ τὰ τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῖς τὸν τοῦ τοὺς τῶι τῶν