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Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. 255: thiaso[t]ai

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) θιασῶ[τ]αι (IG II3 (4) (1) 652, l. 1)
ii. Full name (transliterated) thiaso[t]ai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) 249 / 248 BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Cultic:thiasotai

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG II3 (4) (1) 652 (249/8 BC)
Note Other ed.: I.Eleusis 682.
Online Resources I.Eleusis 682 and AGRW ID 22100
IG II3 (4) (1) 652 English translation
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek dedication to Asklepios and Hygeia
i.c. Physical format(s) Pedimental marble stele measuring 0.24x0.32m, preserved on all sides but the bottom.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found in the sanctuary of Asklepios in Eleusis, now in the Museum of Eleusis E 153.

IX. MEMBERSHIP

ii. Gender Men
Note Θάλλος, Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (36)
Νικόμαχος, Athenian Onomasticon s.v. (116)
iii. Age Adults
Note The members are likely adults.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The group set up a dedication to Asklepios and Hygeia.
Deities worshipped Asklepios and Hygeia?

XII. NOTES

i. Comments The monument was dedicated in the archonship of Hieron.
iii. Bibliography Tracy, S. (1988), ‘Two Attic letter cutters of the third century: 286/5-235/4 B.C.’, Hesperia 57: 303-22, esp. 314.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The association displays all the hallmarks of a private association: distinct name, membership, organization, property and durability.