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Wheeler, James Rignall: The Theatre of Dionysus
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THE THEATRE OF DIONYSUS.
173
KepKk 6. RIGHT.
No. 47.—'Iepeco? A/j/xr/Tpo? \ /cat ^eppecpdrrr]^.
C. I. A. 293 : V. 1. Date : Not before the second century a.d.
The seat of the Priest of Demeter and Pherrephatte (Persephone).
This is presumably the seat of the priest who had charge of the
Lesser Mysteries, which were celebrated in the month Anthesterion
(about February) : cf. Sch., Gr. Alt., II. p. 385. Very little is
known of the celebration, except that the exercises were begun in
a temple of Demeter and Persephone which lay in the suburb Agra,
beyond the Ilissus. Whether this was the <&epp€cf>a,TTiov mentioned by
Demosth. in Con., § 8, is uncertain. See Forchhammer, Topogr. von
Athen ; cf. M., Heor., p. 377 ; W.3 S. A., p. 273 ff.
No. 48.—'lepecos [ Ato? Te\el\ou koX Hovt^ovyov.
C. LA. 294 : V. 2. Date : Not before the second century a.d.
The seat of the Bouzyges, the Priest of Zeus Teleios. Cf. No. 28.
Zeus Teleios is, in general, the Accomplislier, and was particularly
the God of Marriage, in which character he is connected with the
sacred ploughing festival (Bov^vjlov) , over which a Bouzyges pre-
sided. See Plut., Conjitg. Praec, c. 42. Cf. also M., Heor., p. 221,
note, p. 76, note; Gh., Gr. Myth., §§ 200. 8, 248. 5.
No. 49.—Tepeeo? [ 0?ycre&>9.
C. I. A. 295 : V. 3. Date : Not before the second century a.d.
The seat of the Priest of Theseus.
The worship of Theseus was, as is well known, of ancient date :
cf. M., Heor. (chapter on the Theseus-Feste). The identification
of his temple with the so-called "Theseum" is doubted by many:
cf. W., 6". A., pp. 357-365.
No. 5°-—Tepeco? | \tdo(f)6pov.
C. I. A. 296 : V. 4. Date : Not before the second century a.d.
The seat of the Stone-bearing Priest.
A%cher (p. 5S) says : Ohne Zweifel ist es der Priester der bei
einem Feste, etwa an einer Procession einen Stein zu tragen hatte, wie
173
KepKk 6. RIGHT.
No. 47.—'Iepeco? A/j/xr/Tpo? \ /cat ^eppecpdrrr]^.
C. I. A. 293 : V. 1. Date : Not before the second century a.d.
The seat of the Priest of Demeter and Pherrephatte (Persephone).
This is presumably the seat of the priest who had charge of the
Lesser Mysteries, which were celebrated in the month Anthesterion
(about February) : cf. Sch., Gr. Alt., II. p. 385. Very little is
known of the celebration, except that the exercises were begun in
a temple of Demeter and Persephone which lay in the suburb Agra,
beyond the Ilissus. Whether this was the <&epp€cf>a,TTiov mentioned by
Demosth. in Con., § 8, is uncertain. See Forchhammer, Topogr. von
Athen ; cf. M., Heor., p. 377 ; W.3 S. A., p. 273 ff.
No. 48.—'lepecos [ Ato? Te\el\ou koX Hovt^ovyov.
C. LA. 294 : V. 2. Date : Not before the second century a.d.
The seat of the Bouzyges, the Priest of Zeus Teleios. Cf. No. 28.
Zeus Teleios is, in general, the Accomplislier, and was particularly
the God of Marriage, in which character he is connected with the
sacred ploughing festival (Bov^vjlov) , over which a Bouzyges pre-
sided. See Plut., Conjitg. Praec, c. 42. Cf. also M., Heor., p. 221,
note, p. 76, note; Gh., Gr. Myth., §§ 200. 8, 248. 5.
No. 49.—Tepeeo? [ 0?ycre&>9.
C. I. A. 295 : V. 3. Date : Not before the second century a.d.
The seat of the Priest of Theseus.
The worship of Theseus was, as is well known, of ancient date :
cf. M., Heor. (chapter on the Theseus-Feste). The identification
of his temple with the so-called "Theseum" is doubted by many:
cf. W., 6". A., pp. 357-365.
No. 5°-—Tepeco? | \tdo(f)6pov.
C. I. A. 296 : V. 4. Date : Not before the second century a.d.
The seat of the Stone-bearing Priest.
A%cher (p. 5S) says : Ohne Zweifel ist es der Priester der bei
einem Feste, etwa an einer Procession einen Stein zu tragen hatte, wie