THE CULT OF THE AGRICULTURAL GODDESSES IN TYRAS

• Authors: Samoylova Tatjana L.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The feminine divinity of fertility played a prominent role in the life of Greek communities in the Lower Dniester region, particularly at Tyras, where Demeter was the most prominent deity according to the unanimous opinion of modern scholars. The article discusses the archaeological and epigraphical documents of her cult in the area, together with illustrations of monuments.

Keywords

EN

AGRICULTURAL CULTS; DEMETER; LOWER DNIESTER; TYRAS

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Eirene. Studia Graeca et Latina
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 202-213
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Samoylova Tatjana L.

• Tatjana L. Samoylova, redakce Eirene, Kabinet pro klasicka studia FLU AV CR, v.v.i., Na Florenci 3, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10CZAAAA084524