Schedatura e commento di un'iscrizione acarnana menzionante un'associazione di natura privataGreek dedication to Artemis Agrotera from Astakos (Acarnania), ii BC

Antonetti, Claudia

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ISSN 2446-2500  Page 1 of 2Author: CLAUDIA ANTONETTICAPInv. 1103: synkynagoiI. LOCATIONi. Geographical area Western Greece with the Ionian Islandsii. Region Akarnaniaiii. Site AstakosII. NAMEi. Full name (original language) συγκυναγοί (IG IX.12.2 435, l. 15)ii. Full name (transliterated) synkynagoiIII. DATEi. Date(s) ii BCIV. NAME AND TERMINOLOGYii. Name elementsProfessional: synkynagoi: it is not clear if this boardof hunters is an association of cultic orprofessional nature.V. SOURCESi. Source(s) IG IX.12.2 435 (ii BC)Online Resources IG IX.12.2 435i.a. Source type(s) Epigraphic source(s)i.b. Document(s) typology & language/script Greek dedication to Artemis Agrotera. IG IX.12.2 435 consists of a dedication to the goddess (l. 1),followed by a list of 13 people (recorded by name and patronimic, ll. 2-14), then by the title synkynagoi(l. 15), then again by 6 people (recorded by name and patronimic, ll. 16-21).ISSN 2446-2500  Page 2 of 2i.c. Physical format(s) Rectangular limestone steleii. Source(s) provenance Church of Hagii Apostoli in Dragamesto (ancient Astakos), stele reused as table of the altar.IX. MEMBERSHIPi. Number Unknown. The men recorded in the inscription are 19.ii. Gender MenNote It is certain that the members of the association, the hunters, are male (IG IX.12.2 435, ll. 2-14, 16-21).X. ACTIVITIESiii. Worship Votive dedication to Artemis AgroteraDeities worshipped Artemis AgroteraXII. NOTESi. Comments Klaffenbach (ad IG IX.12.2 435), following Rhomaios, thinks that the first 13 persons mentioned in theinscription are hunters, despite the title kynagoi is not present, and that the last 6 are actuallysynkynagoi. I am not convinced; I rather think of a dedication of epheboi and of a collective name(synkynagoi) which was engraved in a prominent position of the text. The rare epigraphic definition ofthe group (synkynagoi) is very important for its mythic significance and therefore for the social impactof this testimony. The context of the dedication and the literary references to mythical hunters convergeon the cult of Artemis Agrotera. Cf. Antonetti 2010: 316-7.iii. Bibliography Antonetti, C. (2010), ‘I diversi aspetti di una koine socio-culturale nella Grecia nord-occidentale diepoca ellenistica’, in C. Antonetti (ed.), Lo spazio ionico e le comunità della Grecia nord-occidentale.Territorio, società, istituzioni, Pisa: 301-26.XIII. EVALUATIONi. Private association ProbableNote The absence of more specific terminology for association and the uncertain character of the group makeit only probable that the synkynagoi were a private association. See also XII.i 'Comments'.

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