Keywords
Votive Inscriptions
Zeus
Chalazios
Cult
Greek Personal Names
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Abstract
: In this article, a new votive inscription from
the Antalya Museum is presented. The inscription is of
votive character and the provenance of the dedication is
unknown. It is understood from the inscription that the
priest Dēmētrios erected the stele to Zeus Chalazios at his
own expence. The adjective khalazios derives from the
verb hail in Ancient Greek. Therefore, this epithet appears to be directly related to weatherevents such as heavy
rain and hail. There are symbols associated with Zeus on
both sides of the stele. The bunch of grapes was engraved
on the right and a thunderbolt was engraved on the left
side of the stele.The thunderbolt denotes weather phenomena and the grape-bunch denotes agriculture and fertility.Therefore, precipitation is directly related to the yield
of the soil. This epithet, previously attested in Mysia and
Cilicia regions, has hitherto been unattested in Antalya
Region. In the article, the epigraphic data regarding economy and agriculture of the region is referred based on
the content of the epithet. As the provenance of the inscription is unknown, the findspot of it has been discussed
by the author according to the spreading area of the
names
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