CIRCE

Cave sanctuary of Zeus

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Place : Zas Mt.

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: Naxos isl.

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GENERAL

Sanctuary of Zeus Melosios on Mt. Zas, unidentified as yet. The mountain is located in the southern part of the island and is the highest in the Cyclades (+1003 m).

MONUMENTS

Non-identified.

DATE

Classical (4th c. B.C.).

IDENTIFICATION

Cult of Zeus Melosios. The existence of the cave sanctuary is known by rock-cut inscriptions, found on the upper slopes of the mountain (IG XII,5 48, Hesp. XLVI: 257-258).

REFERENCES

Primary Publications:

1. Langdon K. M. 1976. A Sanctuary of Zeus on Mountain Hymettos , Hesperia, Suppl. XVI, Princeton, 1976: 111, n. 36

2. Savo M. B. 2004a. Lo Zeus con μηλωτή: una nuova iscrizione del monte Zas di Nasso, Lanzilotta E. (ed), Ricerche di Antichità e Tradizione classica, Tivoli, Roma, 2004: 149-171

3. Savo M. B. 2004b. Culti, Sacerdozi e Feste delle Cicladi. Dall’eta arcaica all’eta romana, T. I, Tored, Roma, 2004, T 8, Τ 9: 47, 247

4. Vanderpol E. 1977. The Marquis de Nointel in Naxos AD 1673, Hesperia XLVI, 1977: 257-258

<h3><span style="color: #000080;">GENERAL</span></h3>
<p>Sanctuary of Zeus Melosios on Mt. Zas, unidentified as yet. <strong> </strong>The mountain is located in the southern part of the island and is the highest in the Cyclades (+1003 m).</p>
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>MONUMENTS</strong></span></h3>
<p>Non-identified.</p>
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>DATE</strong></span></h3>
<p>Classical (4th c. B.C.).</p>
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;">IDENTIFICATION</span></h3>
<p>Cult of Zeus Melosios. The existence of the cave sanctuary is known by rock-cut inscriptions, found on the upper slopes of the mountain (IG XII,5 48, Hesp. XLVI: 257-258).</p>
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;">REFERENCES</span></h3>
<h4><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Primary Publications:</strong> </span></h4>
<p>1. Langdon K. M. 1976. A Sanctuary of Zeus on Mountain Hymettos , Hesperia, Suppl. XVI, Princeton, 1976: 111, n. 36</p>
<p>2. Savo M. B. 2004a. Lo Zeus con μηλωτή: una nuova iscrizione del monte Zas di Nasso, Lanzilotta E. (ed), Ricerche di Antichità e Tradizione classica, Tivoli, Roma, 2004: 149-171 </p>
<p>3. Savo M. B. 2004b. Culti, Sacerdozi e Feste delle Cicladi. Dall’eta arcaica all’eta romana, T. I, Tored, Roma, 2004, T  8, Τ 9: 47, 247</p>
<p>4. Vanderpol E. 1977. The Marquis de Nointel in Naxos AD 1673,  Hesperia XLVI, 1977: 257-258</p>