"Riassunto: Il complesso gruppo divino del mondo greco e micro-asiatico noto con i nomi di Cabiri e Grandi Dei presenta nel suo sviluppo diacronico un consistente numero di sincretismi e prestiti da altri culti, derivati soprattutto dalla... more
"Riassunto: Il complesso gruppo divino del mondo greco e micro-asiatico noto con i nomi di Cabiri e Grandi Dei presenta nel suo sviluppo diacronico un consistente numero di sincretismi e prestiti da altri culti, derivati soprattutto dalla diversificazione dell’organizzazione rituale in rapporto al pantheon regionale e al contesto cronologico di riferimento nei quali si inseriscono i differenti santuari. Le caratteristiche mitiche e cultuali della figura di Dioniso presentano numerosi punti di contatto con quelle del culto cabirico, in particolare nell’Asia Minore di età ellenistica. In questo contributo si cercherà di esporre brevemente tali peculiarità e di porre in evidenza le dinamiche alla base di tali fenomeni sincretici.
Abstract: The features of the complex group of gods of the Greece and Asia Minor, known as Cabiroi or Great Gods, has in his diachronic development a great number of syncretisms with other cults. This situation come above all from the different organization of the rituals depending on the local pantheon and the chronological context of different sanctuaries. In spite of this state of affairs, this cult shows similarities with that of Dionysos, above all in Asia Minor during Hellenistic age. This paper aims to speak about these features and to clarify the dynamics of this syncretic process."
This paper focuses on a particular and “abnormal” animal victim in ancient greek cults: the sacrifice of pregnant animals, in fact, is often linked to unusual and liminal cultic performance, connected with chtonic deities. This analysis... more
This paper focuses on a particular and “abnormal” animal victim in ancient greek cults: the sacrifice of pregnant animals, in fact, is often linked to unusual and liminal cultic performance, connected with chtonic deities. This analysis focuses on the cult of Kabiroi and Great Gods, with particular attention to Thebes in Boeotia and Andania in Messenia, in order to interpret the meaning of this animal sacrifice in the context of greek religion.
Η Ανδανία υπήρξε η γενέτειρα του ήρωα των Μεσσηνίων Αριστομένη. Σύμφωνα με τις λιγοστές πηγές ήταν και ο πυρήνας των Μεσσηνιακών εξεγέρσεων. Αρχαιολογικά δεν έχει τεκμηριωθεί η θέση του οικισμού αυτού. Γενικά, από τις πηγές γίνεται... more
Η Ανδανία υπήρξε η γενέτειρα του ήρωα των Μεσσηνίων Αριστομένη. Σύμφωνα με τις λιγοστές πηγές ήταν και ο πυρήνας των Μεσσηνιακών εξεγέρσεων. Αρχαιολογικά δεν έχει τεκμηριωθεί η θέση του οικισμού αυτού. Γενικά, από τις πηγές γίνεται τεκμαρτό, ότι η ύπαρξη της Ανδανίας ακροβατεί μεταξύ μύθου και ιστορικής πραγματικότητας.
Eveline DURIE, Les fonctions sacerdotales au sanctuaire de Despoina à Lykosoura - Arcadie, με ελληνική περίληψη: "Τα ιερατικά αξιώματα στο ιερό της Δέσποινας στη Λυκόσουρα Αρκαδίας", HOROS 2 (1984), 137-147.... more
Eveline DURIE, Les fonctions sacerdotales au sanctuaire de Despoina à Lykosoura - Arcadie, με ελληνική περίληψη: "Τα ιερατικά αξιώματα στο ιερό της Δέσποινας στη Λυκόσουρα Αρκαδίας", HOROS 2 (1984), 137-147.
