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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2032: to koinon to Dionysiastai Athanaistai Dios Atabyriastai Euphranor[io]i ton syn Athanaioi Knidioi

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I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Rhodes
iii. Site Malona, Lindos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) τὸ κοινὸν τὸ Διονυσιασταί Ἀθαναϊσταί Διὸς Ἀταβυριασταί Εὺφρανορ[ίο]ι τῶν σὺν Ἀθηναίῳ Κνιδίῳ
ii. Full name (transliterated) to koinon to Dionysiastai Athanaistai Dios Atabyriastai Euphranor[io]i ton syn Athanaioi Knidioi

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i (?) AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:Εὺφρανορίοι, Euphranorioi - From the Greek personal name Εὺφράνωρ, Euphranor (LGPN s.v. no. 114). The compound Εὺφρανορίοι, Euphranorioi suggests either a founder or a benefactor of the association, (cf. Thomsen (forthcoming), Gabrielsen 1997 p. 126-7, Maiuri 1916 p. 141, Poland 1909 p. 73-6).

τῶν σὺν Ἀθηναίῳ Κνιδίῳ, ton syn Athenaioi Knidioi - From the Greek personal name Ἀθηναίος, Athenaios. τῶν σὺν suggests that Athenaios was the leader of the association.
Theophoric:Διονυσιασταί, Dionysiastai - From the god Dionysos (I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959], 37-42, 122-126).

Ἀθαναϊσταί, Athanaistai - From the doric spelling of the goddess Athena (Morrelli, ibid. 2-13, 80-89).

Διὸς Ἀταβυριασταί, Dios Atabyriastai - From Zeus, specifically his epithet Atabyrios, in reference to the tallest point on Rhodes (Morelli, ibid. 46-52, 136-147).
iii. Descriptive terms το κοινὸν, to koinon

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII(1) 937
Online Resources IG XII(1) 937

AGRW no. 15126
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The descriptive term koinon (κοινὸν), used together with theophoric name elements and a personal name element, guarantees the private character of the association.