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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2061: Haliastan Athanaistan Hermaistan A[r]isteideion koinon

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I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἁλιαστᾶν Ἀθαναϊστᾶν Ἑρμαϊστᾶν Ἀ[ρ]ιστειδείων
κοινὸν
ii. Full name (transliterated) Haliastan Athanaistan Hermaistan A[r]isteideion koinon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:Ἀριστειδείοι, Aristeideioi - From the Greek personal name , (LGPN s.v. no. 3). The compound name likely suggests 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:Ἁλιασταί, Haliastai - From the god Helios, a deity with a prominent position in the mythology of Rhodes (Morelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959], 15-20, 94-99).

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

Ἑρμαϊσταί, Hermaistai - From the god Hermes (Morrelli, ibid. 44-45, 133-35).
iii. Descriptive terms κοινὸν, koinon

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII(1) 162
Online Resources IG XII(1) 162

AGRW no. 12539
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XII. NOTES

i. Comments A subdivision of the association is attested with the additional naming element τῶν συνεργαξαμένων τὸν ἱππόδρομον, ton synergaxamenon ton hippodron (CAPInv. 2065

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.