Labrys and Ears on the Orthostat Block in the Southern Cella Wall of Zeus Lepsynos Temple at Euromos: An Iconographic Approach

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 89 Sayı: 314, 1 - 25, 08.04.2025

Abuzer Kızıl

Öz

A depiction of a labrys is flanked with an ear motif on either side within tabula ansata on an external orthostat block on the southern cella wall of the Zeus Lepsynos Temple at Euromos in Caria. Although labrys, i.e., double-axe motif is encountered across a vast geography in Antiquity, it is known that this sacred symbol was identified with Zeus especially in Caria. Nevertheless, Zeus of Euromos holds a labrys in one hand and a scepter in the other. This article aims to attain a plausible conclusion through comparison with similar examples and iconographic interpretation of labrys symbol executed together with ear motifs. While attempting such a study, the difference in organs executed for health from the cultic organs, such as the eye or ear of the deity, is also addressed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

uromos/Euromus , Zeus Lepsynos Temple , Tabula Ansata , Labrys , Ears , Cult

Euromos Zeus Lepsynos Tapınağı’nın Güney Sella Duvarının Orthostat Bloğu Üzerindeki Labrys ve Kulaklar: İkonografik Bir Yaklaşım

Öz

Karia’nın önemli kentlerinden biri olan Euromos’taki Zeus Lepsynos Tapınağı’nın güney cella duvarının dış yüzünde, tabula ansata içinde iki kulak arasında labrys betimi yer almaktadır. Antik çağlar boyunca pek çok coğrafyada çift yüzlü balta yani Labry’se rastlanmasına rağmen bu kutsal sembolün Zesu’la özdeşleşmiş olarak Karia Bölgesinde yoğunluklu olarak kullanıldığı bilinmektedir. Nitekim, Euromos Zeus’un bir elinde labrys diğer elinde ise asa vardır. Bu makalenin asıl amacı ise kutsal bir yapıda labrys’in kulaklarla bir arada betimlenmiş olmasına ikonografik bir bir yorum yüklemek ve bunu benzer örneklerle karşılaştırarak mantıksal bir sonuca bağlamaya çalışmaktır. Bunu yaparken farklı amaçlar için, örneğin sağlık için yapılmış organların farkı ile daha çok kültsel yani doğrudan tanrının kulağı, gözü arasındaki ayırıma da değinilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Euromos , Zeus Lepsynos Tapınağı , Tabula Ansata , Labrys , Kulaklar , Kült

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