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Artemis and her territory : toponymic and topographical cult-epithets of Artemis in Attica
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Canopoli, Micaela (2022) Artemis and her territory : toponymic and topographical cult-epithets of Artemis in Attica. In: Galoppin, Thomas and Guillon, Elodie and Luaces, Max and Lätzer-Lasar, Asuman and Lebreton, Sylvain and Porzia, Fabio and Rüpke, Jörg and Urciuoli, Emiliano Rubens and Bonnet, Corinne, (eds.) Naming and Mapping the Gods in the Ancient Mediterranean: Spaces, Mobilities, Imaginaries. De Gruyter, pp. 211-232. ISBN 9783110796490
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110798432-012
Abstract
This paper analyses some topographical and toponymic cult-epithets of Artemis at-tested in Attica.
In the multiform panorama of Greek religion, epithets had the function of defining the sphere of influence of deities in order to accommodate the needs of the community of worshippers involved in specific cults. Artemis is one of the deities whose sphere of influence is most strongly connected to specific geographical areas. She is frequently honoured in sanctuaries located in borderline and extreme positions from which she presides over initiation rituals and operates as the guardian of the frontiers.
The connection between Artemis and specific geographical areas is testified by Callimachus who details her dominion over the mountains, patronage of thirty cities, and supervision of streets and harbours. Across the Greek world, this connection is demonstrated by a series of topographical and toponymic cult-epithets that variously define her domains and her functions within these domains, as well as the origin of specific cults and their location
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion D History General and Old World > DF Greece P Language and Literature > PA Classical philology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Classics and Ancient History | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Artemis (Greek deity) , Mythology, Greek , Attikē (Greece) -- Antiquities | ||||||
Publisher: | De Gruyter | ||||||
ISBN: | 9783110796490 | ||||||
Book Title: | Naming and Mapping the Gods in the Ancient Mediterranean: Spaces, Mobilities, Imaginaries | ||||||
Editor: | Galoppin, Thomas and Guillon, Elodie and Luaces, Max and Lätzer-Lasar, Asuman and Lebreton, Sylvain and Porzia, Fabio and Rüpke, Jörg and Urciuoli, Emiliano Rubens and Bonnet, Corinne | ||||||
Official Date: | 31 December 2022 | ||||||
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Page Range: | pp. 211-232 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110798432-012 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 7 February 2023 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 8 February 2023 | ||||||
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