A dedication to Herakles, Hosios and Dikaios and Chrysea Parthenos from the Kibyratis

Abstract

The article contains the publication of an inscription found by the Roberts in 1948 and rediscovered in 1997 and again in 2008 in the village of Bayramlar near ancient Kibyra. It is a de­di­cation of a temple to Herakles, the Anatolian deity “Holy and Just” as the son of Herakles, and a “Golden Virgin”. The inscription was set up by three priests in the 2nd or 3rd centuries A.D. Herakles is interpreted as an Anatolian “Rider-God”, common in the region, but the identity of the “Golden Virgin” remains obscure.

Keywords

• Herakles,Hosios kai Dikaios,Rider-God,Kakasbos,Kibyra,mammothreptos,neo¬koros

Kibyratis'ten Herakles, Hosios kai Dikaios ve Khrysea Parthenos için bir adak yazıtı

Öz

Makale, 1948 yıllarında Robert çifti tarafından bulunmuş olup, 1997 ve 2008 yıllarında Kibyra antik kenti yakınındaki Bayramlar Köyü'nde yeniden keşfedilen bir yazıtın yayınını içermektedir. Bu eser bir tapınağın, Herakles'e, Herakles'in oğlu olarak Anadolu tanrısı olan “Hosios kai Dikaios”a (Kutsal ve Adil), ve bir “Altın Bakire”ye adanması ile ilgilidir. Yazıtın çevirisi şöyledir:

Dualara kulak veren Herakles, Herakles'in yeni doğmuş çocuğu “Kutsal ve Adil” ve “Altın Bakire” için, Rahipler Rhettylos oğlu Aurelius Krateros, Menis Mammothreptos oğlu Menis ve Hermaios neokoros duaları işiten tanrılar için kendi keselerinden bahtiyar bir şekilde tapınağı temelinden itibaren inşa ettiler.

Yazıt, 2. ve 3. yüzyıllarda üç rahip tarafından dikilmiştir. Herakles, bölgede genel olarak “Binici Tanrı” olarak yorumlanmaktadır, fakat “Altın Bakire”nin kimliği belirsizdir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Herakles,Hosios kai Dikaios,Atlı Tanrı,Kakasbos,Kibyra,mammothreptos,neokoros

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