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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2069: Herakleistai Poseidaniastai

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I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἡρακλεϊσταί Ποσειδανιασταί
ii. Full name (transliterated) Herakleistai Poseidaniastai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) Imp.

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Heroic:Ἡρακλεϊσταί, Herakleistai - From the hero Herakles (Morelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959] 53-56, 147-149).
Theophoric:Ποσειδανιασταί, Poseidaniastai - From Poseidon, written with a Doric spelling (Morelli, ibid. 46-52, 167-169).
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) ASAA 8/9 (1925/26) 322,6
Online Resources ASAA 8/9 (1925/26) 322,6
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of a theophoric as well as a heroic 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.