Archaic Thera testifies a cult of Zeus Hikesios, the Protector of the Strangers. This cult seems close to the Odyssiac hapax Zeus Hiketesios, which could be interpreted as the Protector of the Strangers as well. Through a combination of linguistic, literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidences it could be concluded that in archaic Thera Zeus ‘of the Foreigners’ was worshipped in a unique cultic attestation that reflects the cult as it is foreshadowed in the Odyssey.
Theran hικεϲιοϲ (6th c. BC) and Homeric ἱκετήσιος: Evidence for a Zeus 'of the Foreigners' in Archaic Greece / Muscianisi, DOMENICO GIUSEPPE. - (2017), pp. 775-790. [10.1515/9783110551754-787]
Theran hικεϲιοϲ (6th c. BC) and Homeric ἱκετήσιος: Evidence for a Zeus 'of the Foreigners' in Archaic Greece
Domenico Giuseppe Muscianisi
2017-01-01
Abstract
Archaic Thera testifies a cult of Zeus Hikesios, the Protector of the Strangers. This cult seems close to the Odyssiac hapax Zeus Hiketesios, which could be interpreted as the Protector of the Strangers as well. Through a combination of linguistic, literary, epigraphic and archaeological evidences it could be concluded that in archaic Thera Zeus ‘of the Foreigners’ was worshipped in a unique cultic attestation that reflects the cult as it is foreshadowed in the Odyssey.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
