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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2037: Athanaistai Lindiastai

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I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἀθαναϊσταί Λινδιασταί
ii. Full name (transliterated) Athanaistai Lindiastai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) iii BC - 10 AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:Λινδιασταί, Lindiastai - The Lindiastai were followers of the cult of Athana Lindia.
Theophoric:Ἀθαναιισταί, Athanaistai - From the doric spelling of Athena (Morrelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959] 2-13, 80-89).

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) ASAA 22 (1939/40) 165.19
Lindos II 391
Lindos II 392a
Online Resources ASAA 22 (1939/40) 165.19
Lindos II 391
Lindos II 392a


AGRW no. 16745
AGRW no. 15070
AGRW no. 15073
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XIII. EVALUATION

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