CIRCE

Sanctuary of Demeter?

Author of the notice : A. Mazarakis Ainian

Location

Place : Ay. Anna hill, Paroikia

: Paros isl.

Notice linked to toponyme Paros, Minoa

Description

GENERAL

A sanctuary of Demeter Thesmophoros has been located on the upper terrace of the hill.

MONUMENTS

Non-identified. A fragment of a triglyph is the only find from the site.

FINDS

Clay vessels.

CHRONOLOGY

The collected sherds date to the Geometric and Archaic period.

IDENTIFICATION

The cult of Demeter on the island is attested by many literary and epigraphic sources, as well as by numismatic evidence mainly of the 5th and 4th c. The assumption of the location of the sanctuary of Demeter on the hill of Agia Anna is based on the aforementioned scarce archaeological evidence.

REFERENCES

Primary Publications:

Gruben G. 1982. Naxos und Paros. Vierter vorläufiger Bericht über die Forschungskampagnen 1972-1980, AA 1982: 688, fig. 38
Schuller M. 1982. Der dorische Tempel des Apollon Pythios auf Paros, AA 1982 : 245-264

Secondary Publications:

Berranger D. 1992. Recherches sur l’histoire et la prosopographie de Paros à l’époque archaïque, Clermont Ferrand, Ed. de l’Université Blaise-Pascal, 88-92
Mazarakis Ainian, A., 1997. From Rulers’ Dwellings to Temples. Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.), Jonsered (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 122), 329
Mermoz J. 2010. La vie religieuse des Cyclades de l’HR IIIC à la fin de la période archaïque, Lyon, PhD Thesis, 113-115

<h3><span style="color: #000080;">GENERAL</span></h3>
<p>A sanctuary of Demeter Thesmophoros has been located on the upper terrace of the hill.</p>
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<p> </p>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">MONUMENTS</span></h3>
<p>Non-identified. A fragment of a triglyph is the only find from the site.</p>
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<p> </p>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">FINDS</span></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;" align="center">Clay vessels.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;" align="center"> </p>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">CHRONOLOGY</span></h3>
<p>The collected sherds date to the Geometric and Archaic period.</p>
<hr />
<p> </p>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">IDENTIFICATION</span></h3>
<p>The cult of Demeter on the island is attested by many literary and epigraphic sources, as well as by numismatic evidence mainly of the 5th and 4th c. The assumption of the location of the sanctuary of Demeter on the hill of Agia Anna is based on the aforementioned scarce archaeological evidence.</p>
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<p> </p>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">REFERENCES</span></h3>
<h4><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Primary Pub</strong></span><strong><span style="color: #000080;">lications:</span> </strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>Gruben G. 1982. Naxos und Paros. Vierter vorläufiger Bericht über die Forschungskampagnen 1972-1980, <em>AA</em> 1982: 688, fig. 38</li>
<li>Schuller M. 1982. Der dorische Tempel des Apollon Pythios auf Paros, <em>AA </em>1982 : 245-264</li>
</ul>
<h4><span style="color: #000080;"><strong>Secondary Pub</strong><strong>lications:</strong></span></h4>
<ul>
<li>Berranger D. 1992. <em>Recherches sur l’histoire et la prosopographie de Paros à l’époque archaïque</em>, Clermont Ferrand, Ed. de l’Université Blaise-Pascal, 88-92</li>
<li>Mazarakis Ainian, A., 1997. <em>From Rulers’ Dwellings to Temples. Architecture, Religion and Society in Early Iron Age Greece (1100-700 B.C.)</em>, Jonsered (Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 122), 329</li>
<li>Mermoz J. 2010. <em>La vie religieuse des Cyclades de l’HR IIIC à la fin de la période archaïque</em>, Lyon, PhD Thesis, 113-115</li>
</ul>

Fig. 1: Topographical plan of Paros town

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