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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2039: Athanaistai Lindiastai Diodor[ei]on

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I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Rhodes
iii. Site Rhodos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἀθαναϊσταί Λινδιασταί Διοδωρ[εί]ων
ii. Full name (transliterated) Athanaistai Lindiastai Diodor[ei]on

III. DATE

i. Date(s) Hell.

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:Λινδιασταί, Lindiastai - The Lindiastai were followers of the cult of Athana Lindia.
Personal:Διοδωρείων, Diodoreion - From the Greek personal name Διόδωρος, Diodoros (LGPN s.v. no. 80). The compound name Διοδωρείων, Diodoreion 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).
Theophoric:Ἀθαναιισταί, Athanaistai - From the doric spelling of Athena (Morrelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959] 2-13, 80-89).
Note The character of the association is greatly reminiscent of other associations described as κοινὸν, koinon, although the descriptive term has been omitted in this case.

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Maiuri, NSER 41
Online Resources Maiuri, NSER 41

AGRW no. 14967
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of cultic, personal, and theophoric name elements and the dedicatory-honourific context of the attested inscriptions make the private character of the association certain, although a descriptive term might be lacking.