Theoi Megaloi: The Cult of the Great Gods at Samothrace

Front Cover
BRILL, Nov 16, 2015 - History - 224 pages
Preliminary 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
Appendix II Papyri
169
Appendix III Samothracian Mystai and Epoptai
170
Index
187
Plates IV
i
Map I Sites from which Mystai came to Samothrace
vi
Map II Sites from which Theoroi came to Samothrace
vii
Map III Sites where the Theoi Samothrakes are mentioned in Inscriptions or Papyri
viii
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Bibliographic information