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Author: Ilias Arnaoutoglou

CAPInv. 880: [synodos ton peri ton Dionyson kai ... Se]baston, [neon Dionyson ... techneiton hieronei]kon stephaneito[n (l. techniton hieronikon stephaniton

I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) [σύνοδος τῶν περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον καὶ ... Σε]βαστόν, [νέον Διόνυσον, ... τεχνειτῶν ἱερονει]κῶν στεφανειτῶ[ν (l. τεχνιτῶν ἱερονικῶν στεφανιτῶν) (IG II2 1348, ll. 1-2, 22-23)
ii. Full name (transliterated) [synodos ton peri ton Dionyson kai ... Se]baston, [neon Dionyson ... techneiton hieronei]kon stephaneito[n (l. techniton hieronikon stephaniton

III. DATE

i. Date(s) m. ii AD

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Personal:peri ... (Kaisara) Se]baston, [neon Dionyson
Professional:technitai hieronikai stephanitai
Status-related:technitai hieronikai stephanitai
Theophoric:peri ton Dionyson
iii. Descriptive terms σύνοδος, synodos
Note synodos: IG II2 1348, ll. 1, 22

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG II2 1348 (m. ii AD)
Note Other publications: Lueders no. 81
Online Resources IG II2 1348
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek letter by the group to the Roman emperor, followed by the emperor's answer.
i.c. Physical format(s) Fragment of a marble stele, measuring 0.80x0.36m.
ii. Source(s) provenance Found on the acropolis of Athens, now in the National Museum (according to IG).

VII. ORGANIZATION

iii. Members Members of the group are called συνοδεῖται, l. συνοδῖται synoditai, , l. 19.
iv. Officials Priest of Melpomenos, ([ἱερ]εὺς Μελπομένου, [hier]eus Melpomenou, l. 12); perhaps he was an official of the group.

X. ACTIVITIES

iii. Worship The presence of a priest of Melpomenos, ([ἱερ]εὺς Μελπομένου, [hier]eus Melpomenou, l. 12) may suggest worship.
Deities worshipped Διόνυσος Μελπόμενος, Dionysos Melpomenos ?

XII. NOTES

i. Comments Perhaps this group may related to the group of IG II2 1106 (CAPInv. 900)
ii. Poland concordance Poland Δ*57
iii. Bibliography Pakkanen, P. (1996), Interpreting early Hellenistic religion: A study based on the mystery cult of Demeter and the cult of Isis. Helsinki.

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Probable
Note Although the nomenclature of the group is heavily restored, it is still likely that the inscription comes from a group of peri ton Dionyson technitai. What remains uncertain is whether the group is Athenian or active in the wider Greek world.