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Author: Sofia Kravaritou

CAPInv. 1812: U-CGR-012

Hide this section I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Central Greece
ii. Region Thessaly. Tetras of Pelasgiotis.
iii. Site Vicinity of Ancient Larisa.

Hide this section II. NAME

i. Association with unknown name U-CGR-012

Hide this section III. DATE

i. Date(s) m. iii BC

Hide this section V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Inventaire du Laboratoire HiSoma (GHW 5792) (m. iii BC)
Note Unpublished inscription. Preliminary presentation in Decourt and Tziafalias 2012, without the ancient text. The full publication is under preparation.
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Opisthographic 'sacred law' prescribing regulations for the performance of the cult addressed to many divinities.
i.c. Physical format(s) Tall slightly pyramidal, almost intact, stele of white marble crowned with pediment and three acroteria.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found out of context in the modern village of Marmariani, at Mesogeia (now at the Archaeological Collection of Larisa, no inv. 2002/33).

Hide this section VII. ORGANIZATION

vi. Laws and rules 'Sacred law' setting rules on the performance of the cult (for example, nobody uninitiated (amyeton) shall enter the sanctuary of the goddess. Some of the rites ought to be performed according to the 'Greek law" (hellenikos nomos).

Hide this section VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS

ii. Realty A sanctuary with peribolos and propylon, comprising a temple of Artemis and many altars for sacrificing to Greek and oriental divinities.

Hide this section X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship Mixture of Greek and oriental deities
Deities worshipped Artemis Phylake, Men, Moirai, Helios, Pan, Apollo Pylaios, Mogga, Alaia, Lilaia, Adara, Lila

Hide this section XI. INTERACTION

i. Local interaction The worship of Greek and oriental divinities points in every probability to a multicultural body of devotees.

Hide this section XII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Decourt, J.-Cl., and Tziafalias, A. (2012), ‘Un nouveau règlement religieux de la région de Larissa’, in A. Mazarakis-Ainian (ed.), Proceedings of the Third Archaeological Work of Thessaly and Central Greece, Volos 12.3-15.3.2009. Volos: 463-73, figs. 1-2.

Hide this section XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Decourt and Tziafalias (2012: 469-70) argue for the presence of an initiation cult. The probability to deal with a private group remains high.