| i. | Geographical area | Aegean Islands |
| ii. | Region | Kos |
| iii. | Site | Isthmos (deme of Kos) |
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CAPInv. 2132: thiasitai toi syn Menippoi
I. LOCATION
II. NAME
| i. | Full name (original language) | θιασῖται τοὶ σὺν Μενίππῳ (IG XII.4 3265) |
| ii. | Full name (transliterated) | thiasitai toi syn Menippoi |
III. DATE
| i. | Date(s) | ii BC |
IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY
| ii. | Name elements |
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| iii. | Descriptive terms | θιασῖται | ||
| Note | thiasitai, l. 3: The term (implying a thiasos) refers both specifically to a cultic group and, more widely, to a collectivity. |
V. SOURCES
| i. | Source(s) | IG XII.4 3265 (2nd c. BC) |
| Note | Pugliese Carratelli 1963-1964: 182 no. 20; Benedum 1978: 68 n. 6 and pl. 11c; Sherwin-White 1978: 549 n. 6 (SEG 28, 695); Tsouli 2013: no. 730. | |
| Online Resources | PHI: ASAA 41/42 (1963/64) 182,25. | |
| i.a. | Source type(s) | Epigraphic source(s) |
| i.b. | Document(s) typology & language/script | Funerary inscription. Greek. |
| i.c. | Physical format(s) | Cubic marble block, perhaps originally part of a larger monument. |
| ii. | Source(s) provenance | Near Kephalos (Isthmos), at the place called Καμάρι / Γυμναστήριον. |
VII. ORGANIZATION
| i. | Founder(s) |
Menippos (σὺν Μενίππῳ, l. 2) This individual, mentioned in the name of the association, is either its founder or its leader. |
| Gender | Male | |
| ii. | Leadership | See above. |
| iii. | Members | The funerary inscription is dedicated to Kleumachos son of Menippos (Κλευμάχῳ Μενίππου, l. 3). This individual appears to be the father or the son of the Menippos whose name is associated with the thiasitai. It is possible that this honorand, Kleumachos son of Menippos, was a member of the group. |
XII. NOTES
| iii. | Bibliography |
Benedum, J. (1978), 'Zu alten und neuen Inschriften aus Kephalos', ZPE 28, 67-74. Pugliese Carratelli, G. (1963-1963), 'Il damos coo di Isthmos', ASAA 41-42, 147-202. Sherwin-White, S. (1978), Ancient Kos, Göttingen. Tsouli, C. (2013), Ταφικὰ και επιτάφια μνημεία της Κω, diss. Athens. |
XIII. EVALUATION
| i. | Private association | Probable |
| Note | The thiasitai remain only known through the funerary inscription of one of its possible members, who however appears to be related to the founder/leader of the group. It is possible that this testifies to the burial of a member of the thiasitai in private associational burial grounds. Nothing else is known about the character of the group concerned or its persistence. |
