| i. | Geographical area | Western Asia Minor |
| ii. | Region | Phrygia |
| iii. | Site | Nakoleia |
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CAPInv. 468: [mys]tai
I. LOCATION
II. NAME
| i. | Full name (original language) | [μύσ]ται (SEG 28: 1187, ll. 1.1-1.2) |
| ii. | Full name (transliterated) | [mys]tai |
III. DATE
| i. | Date(s) | ii - iii AD |
V. SOURCES
| i. | Source(s) |
SEG 28: 1187 (ii - iii AD) |
| Note |
See also: Jaccottet II no. 81 Ed.pr.: Drew-Bear 1978: 32, no. 1 |
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| Online Resources | Drew-Bear 1978: 32, no. 1 | |
| i.a. | Source type(s) | Epigraphic source(s) |
| i.b. | Document(s) typology & language/script | Dedicatory inscription, greek |
| i.c. | Physical format(s) | Marble altar, with reliefs on four sides and inscriptions on three |
| ii. | Source(s) provenance | Sarayören |
VII. ORGANIZATION
| iv. | Officials |
ἱερεύς, hiereus (l. 1.3) ἱεροφάντης, hierophantes (l. 2.1) σπειράρχης, speirarches (l. 3.1) |
X. ACTIVITIES
| iii. | Worship | For the Dionysiac scenes depicted on the altar, see Jaccottet 2003: 157-60. |
| Deities worshipped | Dionysos | |
| iv. | Honours/Other activities | The association dedicates an altar to Dionysos. |
XII. NOTES
| iii. | Bibliography |
Cole, S.G. (1991), ‘Dionysiac Mysteries in Phrygia in the Imperial Period’, EA 17: 41-9. Drew-Bear, Th. (1978), Nouvelles Inscriptions de Phrygie. Zutphen. Jaccottet, A.-F. (2003), Choisir Dionysos. Les associations dionysiaques ou la face cachée du dionysisme. 2 vols. Zürich. |
XIII. EVALUATION
| i. | Private association | Probable |
| Note | The status of mystai-groups is not quite clear; most of probably served both the private interests of their members and the needs of civic religion. | |
| ii. | Historical authenticity | Certain |
