The Dioskouroi, Eros, Hades/Pluto, Hera, Kronos, Nemesis and Tyche in the Decapolis
The present study engages with seven deities whose veneration and cults appear to have been practiced, even if in a limited way and not widespread, in the cities of the Decapolis during the Roman period: the Dioskouroi, Eros, Hades/ Pluto, Hera, Kronos, Nemesis and Tyche. The various artistic media...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Studium Biblicum Franciscanum
2022
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Liber annuus
Year: 2022, Volume: 72, Pages: 621-650 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Eros Deity
/ Hades, God
/ Pluton, God
/ Hera
/ Kronos
/ Nemesis
/ Tyche
/ Theocritus, Idyllia
/ Hippos (Dekapolis)
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| IxTheo Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions HH Archaeology TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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| Summary: | The present study engages with seven deities whose veneration and cults appear to have been practiced, even if in a limited way and not widespread, in the cities of the Decapolis during the Roman period: the Dioskouroi, Eros, Hades/ Pluto, Hera, Kronos, Nemesis and Tyche. The various artistic media and findings (architecure, sculpture, epigraphy, numismatics, gems and a mosaic floor) suggest that the veneration and cults of these deities existed in both the private and public (urban) spheres in the Decapolis. |
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| ISSN: | 0081-8933 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Jerusalem), Liber annuus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.LA.5.134552 |