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Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. GR-24: orgeones

I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Attica with Salamis
ii. Region Attica
iii. Site Athens

II. GENERAL REFERENCE

i.a. Full reference (original language) ὀργεῶνες (Din. Fr. 65.2 = Apologia hybreos)
i.b. Full reference (transliterated) orgeones
ii. Reference context Gloss in the Dikon Onomata, 191, 27, 29.

III. DATE

i. Date(s) s. iv BC

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) Din. Fr. 65.2 = Apologia hybreos (s. iv BC)
Note The reference is preserved in Dikon Onomata, 191, 27: καὶ πάλιν ὀργεῶνες τίνες ἐν Ἀπολογία ὕβρεως σαφὲς ποιεῖ οὗτοι εἰσιν οἱ τοῖς ἰδίᾳ ἀφιδρυμένοις θεοῖς ὀργιάζοντες καὶ τῶν ἱερῶν δὲ [κοινωνοῦντες] ὀργεῶνας ἑαυτοὺς {ἀλλήλους} ἐκάλουν, kai palin orgeones tines en Apologia hybreos safes poiei houtoi eisin hoi tois idiai aphidrymenois theois orgiazontes kai ton hieron de [koinonountes] orgeonas heautous {allelous} ekaloun. See also the following entries in lexica: Harpoer. ο. 90; Ph. ο. 344; Lex. Seg. ο. 191.
i.a. Source type(s) Literary source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Entry in a lexicon, in Greek.

VIII. NOTES

iii. Bibliography Arnaoutoglou, I. (2003), Thusias heneka kai sunousias. Private religious associations in Hellenistic Athens. Athens: 34-5.

IX. EVALUATION

i. Private associations Probable
Note The entry in the Lexicon makes clear that this is a private religious association.
ii. Historical authenticity There is no reason to doubt the authenticity of the source.