The Initiation of Cult for Royal Macedonian Women

Carney, Elizabeth

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“…7 A complex and varied framework PÉREZ (1998) and(1998b); VAN NUFFELEN (1998/1999CARNEY (2000b;CHANIOTIS (2007); VAN MINNEN (2010); CANEVA (forthcoming). 7 In this respect, CERFAUX -TONDRIAU (1957) is largely out of date.…”

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Queens and Ruler Cults in Early Hellenism

Caneva¹

2012

kernos

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How can a new deity, with her/his specific attributes, timai and epiphanies, be created? By whom? And for what purposes? Who will her/his priests and believers be? Hellenistic documentation brings an historical perspective to the cultic, social and ideological aspects of religious phenomena, and ruler cults are a particular case of establishing/accepting new gods. Female ruler cults have only recently received specific attention. The paper examines the cases of Berenike I, Arsinoe II, and Laodike IV in order to provide new interpretations of some dynas tic festivals and to study the relationship between ruler cults and the legitimation of female power. The discussion relies mostly on papyri and inscriptions, but the final analysis of Theocritus XVII argues that the poetic logic of power legitimation is consistent with the one displayed in non literary sources.Résumé : Comment une nouvelle divinité, munie de ses attributs spécifiques, ses timai et ses épiphanies, peut elle être créée ? Par qui ? Et à quelles fins ? Qui seront ses prêtres et ses fidèles ? La documentation hellénistique confère une perspective historique aux aspects cultuels, sociaux et idéologiques de ces phéno mènes religieux et les cultes des souverains sont un cas particulier de l'établissement et de l'acceptation de nouveaux dieux. Les cultes de souveraines n'ont que très récemment reçu l'attention qu'ils méritent. L'article étudie les cas de Bérénice I re , Arsinoé II et Laodice V afin de fournir de nouvelles interprétations de quelques fêtes dynastiques et d'étudier la relation entre les cultes de souverains et la légitima tion du pouvoir féminin. La discussion repose surtout sur des papyrus et des inscriptions, mais l'analyse conclusive de l'Idylle XVII de Théocrite montre que la logique poétique de la légitimation du pouvoir entre en résonance avec celle qu'attestent les sources non littéraires.

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Section: The Contribution Of Papyri and Inscriptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Queens and Ruler Cults in Early Hellenism

Caneva¹

2012

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“…Parte dell'ipotesi di Tarn consisteva nell'identifi cazione dello stesso fi glio 21 Cf. Carney 2000;2006, specie 60-87; 22 L'autonomia politica ed economica di donne come Mania a Dardano a fi ne V sec. (Ruzicka 1992, 100-104), Artemisia in Caria a metà del IV (Carney 2005) e Amastris in Bitinia fra IV e III (Ogden 1999, 58-59;Müller 2009, 32-34), offre esempi dei quali occorre tenere conto in relazione alle strategie di organizzazione del potere femminile nelle dinastie ellenistiche.…”

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Arsinoe divinizzata al fianco del re vivente Tolemeo II: Uno studio di propaganda greco-egiziana (270–246 a. C.)

Caneva

2013

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The paper discusses textual and iconographic sources, both Greek and Egyptian, representing the deceased and deifi ed Arsinoe II on the side of the living king Ptolemy II. Arsinoe Philadelphos is characterized as the divine protector of her husband and of his geopolitical projects between Egypt and the Mediterranean World. In the light of such characterization the paper reconsiders the passage of the Chremonidean decree where Arsinoe is mentioned among the models of Ptolemy's policy. The fi gure of Arsinoe is explored with regard to the interrelation between her historical character and her posthumous representation, wich was shaped in accordance with the policy of the court. An appendix is devoted to the publication of a stele representing Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II, in a Belgian private collection.* Le ricerche confl uite in questo contributo sono state rese possibili da una borsa di studio post-dottorale presso l'Université de Liège per l'anno accademico 2011/2012. Desidero ringraziare la Prof.ssa Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge per il suo sostegno e per i suoi commenti a una bozza dell'articolo. Per i contenuti e l'impostazione del mio intervento mi sono altresì avvalso di un anno di lavoro svolto come Visiting Scholar presso la Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2010/2011). Ringrazio i Prof. Willy Clarysse, Lucia Criscuolo, Hans Hauben e Federicomaria Muccioli per aver contribuito con le loro osservazioni alla revisione fi nale dell'articolo, del cui contenuto resto in ogni caso unico responsabile.

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Herrschaftslegitimation in den frühhellenistischen Dynastien

Müller

2011

Politische Herrschaft Jenseits Des Staates

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The Initiation of Cult for Royal Macedonian Women

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Queens and Ruler Cults in Early Hellenism

Queens and Ruler Cults in Early Hellenism

Arsinoe divinizzata al fianco del re vivente Tolemeo II: Uno studio di propaganda greco-egiziana (270–246 a. C.)

Herrschaftslegitimation in den frühhellenistischen Dynastien

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