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Geographical area |
Western Greece with the Ionian Islands
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Region |
Aitolia
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Site |
Trichonion
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Full name (original language) |
σύσκανοι (IG IX.12.1 117, l. 1)
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Full name (transliterated) |
syskanoi
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Name elements |
Other: | syskanoi. On the possible nature of the σκανά, skana see Antonetti 2010: 319-20. |
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Note |
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Source(s) |
IG IX.12.1 117 (250-200 BC)
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Online Resources |
IG IX.12.1 117
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Source type(s) |
Epigraphic source(s)
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Document(s) typology & language/script |
Greek dedication to Dionysos by the syskanoi (l. 1). Followed by at least 22 male names to the nominative case (ll. 2-10).
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Physical format(s) |
Limestone cippus. The upper surface of the stone presents an oblong hole (to fix a votive offering?).
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Source(s) provenance |
Gavalou (ancient Trichonion)
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Number |
Unknown. The men recorded in the inscription are at least 22.
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Gender |
Men
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Note |
All the persons recorded are men.
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Worship |
Given the dedication to Dionysus, one may supposed worship by the gorp.
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Deities worshipped |
Dionysos
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Comments |
The interpretation of the inscription revolves around the term syskanoi: once the nature of the σκανά (skana), the tent that founded the association, is understood one can understand its true nature. I think that the skana should be an ephemeral building used by a religious group, the syskanoi, for a Dionysian ceremony (maybe mysteric). If the share of the tent has a religious origin, it is very likely that the group also is religious in nature, a cultic Dionysian association. Cf. Antonetti 2010: 318-21 (with previous bibliography).
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Bibliography |
Antonetti, C. (2010), ‘I diversi aspetti di una koine socio-culturale nella Grecia nord-occidentale di epoca ellenistica’, in C. Antonetti (ed.), Lo spazio ionico e le comunità della Grecia nord-occidentale. Territorio, società, istituzioni, Pisa: 301-26.
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Private association |
Probable
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Note |
It is more likely the association be private rather than public.
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