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646 XIV. AKMONIA AND THE AKMONIAN DIOCESE.
epithet Scoreipa, which occurs also at Apameia (p. 435), is best known at
Cvzicos, where an lepevs rrjs 2cor?)pas Koprjs to /3 /cat ef^yryrijs- tS>v
jxeydXwv jj.vaTrjpt.iuv ttjs Scorjjpas K6pr\s is mentioned BCH 1890 p. 537.
549. (R. 1887). Ahat-Keui, on two ornate stones of a heroon: the
name of the deceased must have been on a third stone which probably
contained an honorary inscription. Each separate entry is engraved
within and around a crown. MM. Legrand and Chamonard in BCH
1893 p. 261.
i) /3ojA?) nal 6 hrjfj-os
?/ f3ov\r) /cat 6 bf/p.os
beKairpcuTevcravTa.
ayopa.vop.ov.
r) /3odA.t; /cat 6 Sijfxo?
rj /3ovkr) /cat 6 brjp.os
)(peo<pv\aKrj(TavTa.
crrpaT-qyov.
veoi /cat vp-vipboi
1 r) yepovaCa to. CyyoaTacna
apyvpOTapiav yevop.evov.
< npbs rep /xa/ce'AAa) e/c tG>v
' t§tcoz> TrotTjcraira.
On Dekaprotoi see p. 63, on the Recorder Ch. X § 5 and no. 197,
on Argyrotamias XI § 23 (3), on Strategos pp. 67 ff, no. 290, 472.
The Hymnodoi are evidently an association of some kind; and they
united with the Neoi in honouring the deceased on account of his action
while acting as Argyrotamias. Hymnodoi are frequently mentioned ;
and both their name and the general character of the references show
clearly that they originally had duties of a religious character, connected
with the special religion of the city1. When the worship of the Emperors
was instituted in Asian cities, it was modelled after the ancient religious
institutions of the country, and thus bodies of Hymnodoi formed part of
the cultus at Pergamos (Frankel II no. 374), Ephesos (Hicks no. 604,
and 481 11. 192, 328, 371 2), and Smyrna (CIG 3170, 3148). The reason
why Neoi and Hymnodoi honoured the Argyrotamias must have lain in
his official services to them. Comparing the hypothesis about his office
which we have adopted from M. Paris (Ch. XI § 23, 3), we may infer
that he managed land, from the rent of which a certain annual sum was
due to these bodies.
Single Hymnodoi are mentioned CIG 3160, 3348 (Smyrna), Alh.
Mitt/}. II p. 57 (Teira), BCH II p. 614 (Cibyra), Hicks no. 604 (Ephesos);
1 As is clear in such expressions lp-
vto&ds rrjs aytaTdrqs 'AprepiSos Ath. Mitth.
II p. 57 (Teira).
2 dea-fiaSoi in 11. 328, 371, which sug-
gests to Mr. Hicks the view that this
title was appropriated to the imperial
Hymnodoi, for the sake of distinction
from those of Artemis.
epithet Scoreipa, which occurs also at Apameia (p. 435), is best known at
Cvzicos, where an lepevs rrjs 2cor?)pas Koprjs to /3 /cat ef^yryrijs- tS>v
jxeydXwv jj.vaTrjpt.iuv ttjs Scorjjpas K6pr\s is mentioned BCH 1890 p. 537.
549. (R. 1887). Ahat-Keui, on two ornate stones of a heroon: the
name of the deceased must have been on a third stone which probably
contained an honorary inscription. Each separate entry is engraved
within and around a crown. MM. Legrand and Chamonard in BCH
1893 p. 261.
i) /3ojA?) nal 6 hrjfj-os
?/ f3ov\r) /cat 6 bf/p.os
beKairpcuTevcravTa.
ayopa.vop.ov.
r) /3odA.t; /cat 6 Sijfxo?
rj /3ovkr) /cat 6 brjp.os
)(peo<pv\aKrj(TavTa.
crrpaT-qyov.
veoi /cat vp-vipboi
1 r) yepovaCa to. CyyoaTacna
apyvpOTapiav yevop.evov.
< npbs rep /xa/ce'AAa) e/c tG>v
' t§tcoz> TrotTjcraira.
On Dekaprotoi see p. 63, on the Recorder Ch. X § 5 and no. 197,
on Argyrotamias XI § 23 (3), on Strategos pp. 67 ff, no. 290, 472.
The Hymnodoi are evidently an association of some kind; and they
united with the Neoi in honouring the deceased on account of his action
while acting as Argyrotamias. Hymnodoi are frequently mentioned ;
and both their name and the general character of the references show
clearly that they originally had duties of a religious character, connected
with the special religion of the city1. When the worship of the Emperors
was instituted in Asian cities, it was modelled after the ancient religious
institutions of the country, and thus bodies of Hymnodoi formed part of
the cultus at Pergamos (Frankel II no. 374), Ephesos (Hicks no. 604,
and 481 11. 192, 328, 371 2), and Smyrna (CIG 3170, 3148). The reason
why Neoi and Hymnodoi honoured the Argyrotamias must have lain in
his official services to them. Comparing the hypothesis about his office
which we have adopted from M. Paris (Ch. XI § 23, 3), we may infer
that he managed land, from the rent of which a certain annual sum was
due to these bodies.
Single Hymnodoi are mentioned CIG 3160, 3348 (Smyrna), Alh.
Mitt/}. II p. 57 (Teira), BCH II p. 614 (Cibyra), Hicks no. 604 (Ephesos);
1 As is clear in such expressions lp-
vto&ds rrjs aytaTdrqs 'AprepiSos Ath. Mitth.
II p. 57 (Teira).
2 dea-fiaSoi in 11. 328, 371, which sug-
gests to Mr. Hicks the view that this
title was appropriated to the imperial
Hymnodoi, for the sake of distinction
from those of Artemis.