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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2071: Hephaistiastai

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I. LOCATION

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

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Ἡφαιστιασταί
ii. Full name (transliterated) Hephaistiastai

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii - i BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Theophoric:Ἡφαιστιασταί, Hephaistiastai - From the god Hephaistos (Morrelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959] 56, 151).
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) AD 29
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The use of a theophoric 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.