Religion and Colonization in Ancient Greece (Studies in Greek and Roman Religion, Vol 3)

By Irad Malkin. Originally Presented As The Author's Thesis (ph. D.-- University Of Pennsylvania) Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [267]-280. RELIGION AND COIDNIZATION IN ANCIENT GREECE CONTENTS List of Maps and Figures Preface Abbreviations Maps Introduction PART ONE RELIGION AND THE FOUNDATION OF GREEK COLONIES I. The Founders of Colonies and Apollo's Oracle Introduction: The Role of Delphoi in Greek Colonization Authenticity of Oracular Responses and the Method of Consultation The Founders of Rhegion and the Human Tithe to Apollo Archias and Syracuse Myskellos and the Achaian Foundation of Kroton The Foundation Oracles of Taras The Joint Foundation of Gela Abdera: The Failure of Timesias Thasos: "A Conspicuous City in the Dimly Seen Island" The Foundation of Kyrene in Libya Delphoi and the Transfer of Cult: Massalia The Exact Words of the Pythia: "To Found Kyrnos" The Legacy of the Argonauts: Herakleia Pontike Miltiades and the Dolonkoi of the Thracian Chersonese The Question Addressed to Apollo: The Spartan Dorieus Am phi polis: The Athenian Hagnon and the Relics of Rhesos Parthenope and Neapolis The Sikel Douketios Post Foundation Inquiry: Apollonia Conclusions II. Divination and Foundation The Purpose of Divination Founders and Seers: Syracuse, Archias and the Iamidai Athens and Thourioi Xenophon and Silanos The Refoundation of Messene The Foundation of Alexandria Bird Divination The Sacrifice "For Good Omens" in the Mother-City Conclusions III. The Sacred Fire and the Public Hearth The Transfer of Sacred Fire from the Mother-City The Origins of the Transfer of Sacred Fire The Symbolism of Hestia Perpetual Fire The Exceptional Colonies Conclusions IV. Sanctuaries for the Gods The Siting of Sacred Precincts Temené and the Polis Places "Naturally Sacred" Religious Authority to Site Sacred Precincts Statements in Greek Authors Respect for Precedents of Sacredness The Archaeological Evidence The Sites Conclusions PART TWO THE CULT OF THE FOUNDER V. The Nature of the Cult The Universality of the Oikist Cult Annual Commemorations Tomb in the Agora VI. Founders and their Cults Battos and Kyrene The Oracle at the Tomb of the Oikist Material Evidence for the Tombs of Oikists Phalanthos and Taras Timesias and Abdera Themistokles and Magnesia Amphipolis Between Hagnon and Brasidas Sikyon and Late Cases Sicilian Cults VII. Founders and Posterity The Archēgetēs and The Colony Descendants of Oikists Plurality of Oikists versus the Single Oikist Cult: How Important Was The Cult of the Founder? VIII. Conclusion to Part Two: The Origins of the Oikist Cult Bibliography of Works Cited Index of Names and Terms Index of Ancient Authors Cited Index of Inscriptions Cited