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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2122: Soteriastan [ - ] ok[ - - - - ] Dionideion

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I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Σωτηριαστᾶν [ - ]ΩΚ[ - - - - ] Διωνιδείων
ii. Full name (transliterated) Soteriastan [ - ] ok[ - - - - ] Dionideion

III. DATE

i. Date(s) i BC - i AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:Διωνιδείοι, Dionideioi - From the Greek personal name Διωνίδας, Dionidas (LGPN s.v. 1). 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). It is possible that this name element should be attributed to another association, due to the fragmentary state of the inscription.
Theophoric:Σωτηριασταί, Soteriastai - From Zeus, specifically the epithet Σωτηρ, Soter (Morelli, I Culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959] 46-52, 136-147).
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) SEG 15.497
Online Resources SEG 15.497
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of a personal name element and the dedicatory-honourific context of the attested inscriptions make the private character of the association certain, although a descriptive term is omitted.