Zeus in Caria. Reflections on onomastic, iconographic and cult landscapes.
Ausonius| N° d'inventaire | 25280 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 513 p., Numerous maps, some figures, paperback. |
| Publication | Bordeaux, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782356134288 |
Collection “Scripta Antiqua” 149.
How can we define Carian religion? This monograph addresses the question through the study of an emblematic deity, Zeus, whose local attribute, the labrys, became the symbol of Caria. Through the case of the Jovian figure, the functioning of the Carian religious system as a whole is highlighted. While it is difficult to grasp the evolution of the region's religious landscape between the archaic and imperial periods, this work has made it possible to highlight the interactions between cult practices, epicleses, and representations of the divine, and to understand the perceptions of the Ancients. Contacts between different cultures in the region led to changes in the initial religious models of the various communities established in Caria. These transfers reorganized the local pantheon and reconfigured Carian religious identity: new Greek cults were associated with and superimposed on ancestral epichoric cults, thus constituting a new shared identity cohesion around common cults. Zeus Labraundos, the tutelary god of the ancient capital of Caria, Mylasa, is a remarkable example. His cult and image were used as a showcase for the politics of the Hecatomnids in the 4th century BC, particularly by the brothers Mausolus and Idrieus. The political change that took place during this period had a profound impact on the local religious landscape: Zeus Labraundos was not only the protector of the Hecatomnid dynasty and the city of Mylasa, he also became the emblematic divine figure of the cultural diversity of Caria. Greek in appearance, he carried an epiclesis, Labraundos, and an attribute, the double axe, which were perfectly local. It was this bipenna, probably inherited from the Hittite-Luvian thunder god Tarhunt, that was chosen by the Carian satraps to embody the great god of Labraunda, the city of Mylasa, the Hecatomnid power, and the Carian territory as a whole.
Collection “Scripta Antiqua” 149.
How can we define Carian religion? This monograph addresses the question through the study of an emblematic deity, Zeus, whose local attribute, the labrys, became the symbol of Caria. Through the case of the Jovian figure, the functioning of the Carian religious system as a whole is highlighted. While it is difficult to grasp the evolution of the region's religious landscape between the archaic and imperial periods, this work has made it possible to highlight the interactions between cult practices, epicleses, and representations of the divine, and to understand the perceptions of the Ancients. Contacts between different cultures in the region led to changes in the initial religious models of the various communities established in Caria. These transfers reorganized the local pantheon and reconfigured Carian religious identity: new Greek cults were associated with and superimposed on ancestral epichoric cults, thus constituting a new shared identity cohesion around common cults. Zeus Labraundos, the tutelary god of the ancient capital of Caria, Mylasa, is a remarkable example. His cult and image were used as a showcase for the politics of the Hecatomnids in the 4th century BC, particularly by the brothers Mausolus and Idrieus. The political change that took place during this period had a profound impact on the local religious landscape: Zeus Labraundos was not only the protector of the Hecatomnid dynasty and the city of Mylasa, he also became the emblematic divine figure of the cultural diversity of Caria. Greek in appearance, he carried an epiclesis, Labraundos, and an attribute, the double axe, which were perfectly local. It was this bipenna, probably inherited from the Hittite-Luvian thunder god Tarhunt, that was chosen by the Carian satraps to embody the great god of Labraunda, the city of Mylasa, the Hecatomnid power, and the Carian territory as a whole.