Newton, Charles T. [Editor]; Pullan, Richard P. [Editor]: A history of discoveries at Halicarnassus, Cnidus and Branchidae (Band 2, Teil 2) (London, 1863)

570 TEMPLE OF HE KATE AT LAGINA.

the revenues of which they gave largesses and
public entertainments. On one occasion, certain
priests presented to each citizen two denarii, about
one shilling and fourpence. This largess was given
in the theatre, the citizens being called over by
name from the registers (SeXtoj) of their deme, or
township.

The names of certain other priests are recorded,
because they contributed 2,000 drachma; (rather
more than £66) to the building of a public bath.

There appears to have been a great fes-
tival in honour of the goddess every five years,
called Tentaeteris. The Procession of the Key
appears to have been an annual festival of great
importance, on which occasion gymnastic enter-
tainments were given by the priests.

There were also in the course of the year various
other festal days sacred to Hekate.

The temple had a territory {Treonro'hiov) which
contained villages.1'

This was probably part of the neighbouring
canton, or a-oa-rrj^a, of villages, of which the Temple
of Zeus Chrysaoreus, near Stratonicaea, was the
central point.1 Lagina is described by Stephanus
Byzantius as itdkiyyiav Kag/ap.J

In most cases, after the name of the individual,

h See Boeekh, C. I. No. 2,71;'), 1. 17 :—KardKiysw Ik -wj' ev tm
TTtpVKoXiu) rtjc Oeov teat t&v ovrtyyvQ, k. t. X,

i See Boeekh, C. I. Nos. 2,093 and 2,715.

J S. v. Aayivic see ibid, s. v. EKarfiata, where he states that
the city Idrias was called Hekatesia, because a temple of Hekate
Lasfinitis was built there.