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The Hierbs Gdmos
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on her head a rayed stephane. She too faces the central group, but is obviously
conceived as the bride of Zeus.
(4) The Hierbs Gdmos on Mount Oche.
Euboia, a great centre of Hera-worship, was another place associated with
the hierbs gdmos. It was believed that Zeus had met Hera on Mount Oche, the
highest point in the south of the island. In this belief, no doubt, folk-etymology
played a part1. But it is to be observed that bronze coins of Karystos at the
foot of Mount Oche, struck in s. ii B.C., show sometimes a laureate head of
Zeus2, sometimes a veiled head of Hera3—a suggestive choice of deities4.
(5) The Hierbs Gdmos at Elymnion.
Elynmion or Elymnia, an island-town off the coast of Euboia5, has been
identified with the largest of the Petalian Isles near Karystos6, but is better
placed on the north coast near Oreos7. Sophokles8 in his Nauplios spoke of
'bridal Elymnion,' because this too was reputed to have been the spot where
Fig. 837.
1 Supra ii. 902 n. 1.
2 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Central Greece p. 103 pi. 19, 4, Head Hist, num.- p. 357.
Cp. supra p. 127 fig. 48.
3 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Central Greece p. 104 pi. 19, 5 and 8, McClcan Cat. Coins
Ul 332 pi- 203, 23, Head Hist, num? p. 357.
4 There is, however, no reason to connect with either of them the early corbelled
building on Mt Oche (for which see T. Wiegand ' Der angebliche Urtempel auf der
Ocha* in the Ath. Mitth. 1896 xxi. 11—17 pis. 2 and 3).
6 Steph. Byz. s.v. "ElKvixviov.
C. Bursian Geographic von Griechcnland Leipzig 1868—1872 ii. 434 n. 1, H. Kiepert
Format orbis antiqui Berlin 1894 Map 15 (with a query), Text p. 3 ('very doubtfully').
7 A. Wilhelm in the Arch.-ep. Mitth. 1892 xv. 115, A. Philippson in Pauly—Wissowa
Real-Enc. v. 2468.
8 Soph. Nauplios frag. 404 Nauck2, 437 Jebb ap. schol. Aristoph. pax 1126 KaXXi'-
frparos rp-qtrl t6ttov Ei'/3o/as rb 'BXtf/U'iOl'. ' XttoWwvios 5e vabv {an leg. vtj<tov? A.B.C.)
<PV<^i" elvai nX-rio-lov Ei//3ot'as. vvfMpiKbv M rives avrb <paalv, Sti 6 Zeds rrj "Hp? tieet awe-
yivero. fx(fiv-qrai Kai 2o(poK\i]s ' wpos ire'Tpais 'TZXvfiv'iais,' ko.1 (v NavirXiV ' vvn<pi.Kbv
EXlfyll'iO!'.'
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on her head a rayed stephane. She too faces the central group, but is obviously
conceived as the bride of Zeus.
(4) The Hierbs Gdmos on Mount Oche.
Euboia, a great centre of Hera-worship, was another place associated with
the hierbs gdmos. It was believed that Zeus had met Hera on Mount Oche, the
highest point in the south of the island. In this belief, no doubt, folk-etymology
played a part1. But it is to be observed that bronze coins of Karystos at the
foot of Mount Oche, struck in s. ii B.C., show sometimes a laureate head of
Zeus2, sometimes a veiled head of Hera3—a suggestive choice of deities4.
(5) The Hierbs Gdmos at Elymnion.
Elynmion or Elymnia, an island-town off the coast of Euboia5, has been
identified with the largest of the Petalian Isles near Karystos6, but is better
placed on the north coast near Oreos7. Sophokles8 in his Nauplios spoke of
'bridal Elymnion,' because this too was reputed to have been the spot where
Fig. 837.
1 Supra ii. 902 n. 1.
2 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Central Greece p. 103 pi. 19, 4, Head Hist, num.- p. 357.
Cp. supra p. 127 fig. 48.
3 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Central Greece p. 104 pi. 19, 5 and 8, McClcan Cat. Coins
Ul 332 pi- 203, 23, Head Hist, num? p. 357.
4 There is, however, no reason to connect with either of them the early corbelled
building on Mt Oche (for which see T. Wiegand ' Der angebliche Urtempel auf der
Ocha* in the Ath. Mitth. 1896 xxi. 11—17 pis. 2 and 3).
6 Steph. Byz. s.v. "ElKvixviov.
C. Bursian Geographic von Griechcnland Leipzig 1868—1872 ii. 434 n. 1, H. Kiepert
Format orbis antiqui Berlin 1894 Map 15 (with a query), Text p. 3 ('very doubtfully').
7 A. Wilhelm in the Arch.-ep. Mitth. 1892 xv. 115, A. Philippson in Pauly—Wissowa
Real-Enc. v. 2468.
8 Soph. Nauplios frag. 404 Nauck2, 437 Jebb ap. schol. Aristoph. pax 1126 KaXXi'-
frparos rp-qtrl t6ttov Ei'/3o/as rb 'BXtf/U'iOl'. ' XttoWwvios 5e vabv {an leg. vtj<tov? A.B.C.)
<PV<^i" elvai nX-rio-lov Ei//3ot'as. vvfMpiKbv M rives avrb <paalv, Sti 6 Zeds rrj "Hp? tieet awe-
yivero. fx(fiv-qrai Kai 2o(poK\i]s ' wpos ire'Tpais 'TZXvfiv'iais,' ko.1 (v NavirXiV ' vvn<pi.Kbv
EXlfyll'iO!'.'
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