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Author: Vincent Gabrielsen

CAPInv. 2090: Meniastan Aphrodisiastan koinon

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I. LOCATION

i. Geographical area Aegean Islands
ii. Region Rhodes
iii. Site Lindos

II. NAME

i. Full name (original language) Μηνιαστᾶν Ἀφροδισιαστᾶν κοινὸν
ii. Full name (transliterated) Meniastan Aphrodisiastan koinon

III. DATE

i. Date(s) ii BC

IV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGY

ii. Name elements
Theophoric:Μηνιασταί, Meniastai - From the Phrygian god Men (Morrelli, I culti in Rodi [Pisa, 1959], 60, 160-161).

Ἀφροδισιασταί, Aphrodisiastai - From the goddess Aphrodite (Morrelli, ibid. 34-35, 117-18).
iii. Descriptive terms κοινόν, koinon

V. SOURCES

i. Source(s) IG XII,1 162
Online Resources IG XII,1 162

AGRW no. 12539
i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)
i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Dedicatory-honourific inscription in Greek.
i.c. Physical format(s) Block of limestone

XIII. EVALUATION

i. Private association Certain
Note The descriptive term koinon (κοινόν), used together with theophoric name elements, guarantees the private character of the association.