| i. | Geographical area | Central Greece |
| ii. | Region | East Lokris |
| iii. | Site | Opous |
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CAPInv. 926: peri ton Dionyson technitais ex Isthmou kai Nemeas, syntelousin de en Opounti
I. LOCATION
II. NAME
| i. | Full name (original language) | περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον τεχνίταις ἐξ Ἰσθμοῦ κ̣αὶ Νεμέας, συντελοῦσιν δὲ ἐν Ὀποῦντι (IG IX.1 278, ll. 1-3) |
| ii. | Full name (transliterated) | peri ton Dionyson technitais ex Isthmou kai Nemeas, syntelousin de en Opounti |
III. DATE
| i. | Date(s) | ii BC |
IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY
| i. | Name in other forms |
σύνοδος, synodos (ll. 5, 14) σύνοδος τῶν τεχνιτᾶν, synodos ton technitan (l. 12) κοινόν, koinon (l. 10) κοινὸν τ[ῶν τεχν]ιτᾶν, koinon t[on techn]itan (l. 7) |
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| ii. | Name elements |
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| iii. | Descriptive terms |
koinon synodos |
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| Note |
koinon: IG IX.1 278, ll. 7, 10 synodos: IG IX.1 278, ll. 5, 12, 14 |
V. SOURCES
| i. | Source(s) | IG IX.1 278 (ii BC) |
| Note |
Other editions: Eustratiades, AEph. 1869: 490-2, no. 443 SGDI II 1502 Laum, Stiftungen: 63, n. 33 Le Guen I no. TE31 Aneziri no. B11 |
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| Online Resources | IG IX.1 278 | |
| i.a. | Source type(s) | Epigraphic source(s) |
| i.b. | Document(s) typology & language/script | Honorary decree in Greek for Soteles son of Sosinou and his wife Xenola daughter of Ameinias by the sub-branch in Opous of the Dionysiac technitai of Isthmos and Nemea. |
| i.c. | Physical format(s) | Pedimental stele |
| ii. | Source(s) provenance | In second use, over the gate of Proph. Elias monastery near the village of Zeli. Now, in Atalanti museum. |
VI. BUILT AND VISUAL SPACE
| ii. | References to buildings/objects | It is mentioned the (ἀνιέρωσις) foundation of a private shrine for Apollo, Hemes and Mouses by Xenola daughter of Ameinias. |
VIII. PROPERTY AND POSSESSIONS
| iii. | Income | Xenola defined for the synodos ton technitan to receive every year a silver talent from the sacrifices to Apollo, Hermes and Mouses (ll. 11-13). |
IX. MEMBERSHIP
| ii. | Gender | Men |
| iii. | Age | Adults |
X. ACTIVITIES
| ii. | Meetings and events | They participated in Panhellenic festivals like the Isthmian, Nemean, Pythian, as well as in local festivals associated with the cult of Dionysos. |
| iii. | Worship | They were associated with the worship of Dionysos but also to the worship of Apollo, Hermes and the Mouses in Opous (ll. 9, 13). |
| Deities worshipped | Dionysos, Apollo, Hermes, Mouses | |
| iv. | Honours/Other activities | They honored Soteles son of Sosinou and his wife Xenola daughter of Ameinias with proedria. |
XI. INTERACTION
| i. | Local interaction | Relation to individuals they had important positions in local community. Soteles speaks and acts in favour of the synodos and Xenola founded a shrine for Apollo, Hermes and Mouses. |
XII. NOTES
| i. | Comments | The existence of the sub-branch in Opous should be related to the triennial Dionysia mentioned in an inscription of Augustan date from Atalanti (IG IX.1 278) |
| ii. | Poland concordance | Poland Δ28 |
| iii. | Bibliography |
Aneziri, S. (2003), Die Vereine der dionysischen Techniten im Kontext der hellenistischen Gesellschaft: Untersuchungen zur Geschichte, Organisation und Wirkung der hellenistischen Technitenvereine. Stuttgart: 56-65. Summa, D. (2010), ‘Recherches sur la vie théâtrale et son financement en Locride’, in B. Le Guen (ed.), L’argent dans les concours du monde grec, Paris: 119-21. Ziebarth, E. (1903), ‘Beiträge zum griechischen Recht: I. Die Stiftung nach griechischen Recht’, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft 16: 249-315, esp. 272. |
XIII. EVALUATION
| i. | Private association | Certain |
| Note | Cf. CAPInv. 173, CAPInv. 176, CAPInv. 753, CAPInv. 755, CAPInv. 955, CAPInv. 989, CAPInv. 990, CAPInv. 992 and CAPInv. 993 |
