Research Article

New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults

Volume: 30 November 11, 2025
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New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults

Abstract

Recent epigraphic findings from the territory of Phaselis, including funerary inscriptions obtained through field surveys in the district of Palamut at Hisarçandır in 2018 and excavation results from Idyros in 2024, provide critical new evidence for understanding the city’s religious administration and territorial boundaries. Both inscriptions presented in this article uniquely refer to Athena as the recipient agent of funerary fine regarded as the city’s principal deity as responsible for payments. However, the inscription from Idyros mentions god Hephaistos alongside Athena - notably without the epithet “Polias” – as the recipient agents of fine colection. This distinction invites a comprehensive investigation and analysis of the territorial boundaries of the city of Phaselis throughout its historical development. In order to understand the underlying reasons for this phenomenon, the study first undertakes a comprehensive chronological examination of the territorial boundaries within the historical development of the city of Phaselis. Prior to analyzing the inscriptions themselves, the research addresses the locations where these inscriptions were discovered and contextualizes them within the historical territorial limits of Phaselis. Subsequently, the cults of Athena and Hephaistos within the relevant hinterland are examined. Through this approach, the study aims to shed light on the influence of religious cults on urban boundaries and political structures, revealing the complex networks of interaction that characterized Phaselis and its surrounding region.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Latin and Classical Greek Literature, Greek and Roman Period Archeology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 11, 2025

Submission Date

August 15, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 26, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 30

APA
Tüner Önen, N., & Arslan, M. (2025). New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults. Gephyra, 30, 121-134. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1765546
AMA
1.Tüner Önen N, Arslan M. New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults. GEPHYRA. 2025;30:121-134. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1765546
Chicago
Tüner Önen, Nihal, and Murat Arslan. 2025. “New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults”. Gephyra 30 (November): 121-34. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1765546.
EndNote
Tüner Önen N, Arslan M (November 1, 2025) New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults. Gephyra 30 121–134.
IEEE
[1]N. Tüner Önen and M. Arslan, “New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults”, GEPHYRA, vol. 30, pp. 121–134, Nov. 2025, doi: 10.37095/gephyra.1765546.
ISNAD
Tüner Önen, Nihal - Arslan, Murat. “New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults”. Gephyra 30 (November 1, 2025): 121-134. https://doi.org/10.37095/gephyra.1765546.
JAMA
1.Tüner Önen N, Arslan M. New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults. GEPHYRA. 2025;30:121–134.
MLA
Tüner Önen, Nihal, and Murat Arslan. “New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults”. Gephyra, vol. 30, Nov. 2025, pp. 121-34, doi:10.37095/gephyra.1765546.
Vancouver
1.Nihal Tüner Önen, Murat Arslan. New Epigraphic Evidence from the Territory of Phaselis: Funerary Inscriptions and Local Cults. GEPHYRA. 2025 Nov. 1;30:121-34. doi:10.37095/gephyra.1765546