During the seasons of excavation 2010-2011 carried out by «La Sapienza» Expedition to Motya, several pits were identified near the southern corner of the Kothon. Two of them have been used for cult activities during the 5th century BC, as attested to by botanical and faunal samples, votive offerings and sacred tools found inside them. Such evidence suggests that a chthonic cult devoted to a divine couple connected to underground water, to the fertility and to the cycles of nature was performed in the sacred area of the Kothon (Nigro 2012a). The main god has been identified with Baal „Addir (Poseidon) and his companion can be now identified with Demetra, assimilated to the Phoenician goddess Astarte.
Demetra a Mozia: evidenze dall’area sacra del Kothon nel V secolo a.C / Spagnoli, Federica. - In: VICINO ORIENTE. - ISSN 2724-587X. - STAMPA. - 17:(2013), pp. 153-165. [10.53131/VO2724-587X2013_9]
Demetra a Mozia: evidenze dall’area sacra del Kothon nel V secolo a.C.
SPAGNOLI, FEDERICA
2013
Abstract
During the seasons of excavation 2010-2011 carried out by «La Sapienza» Expedition to Motya, several pits were identified near the southern corner of the Kothon. Two of them have been used for cult activities during the 5th century BC, as attested to by botanical and faunal samples, votive offerings and sacred tools found inside them. Such evidence suggests that a chthonic cult devoted to a divine couple connected to underground water, to the fertility and to the cycles of nature was performed in the sacred area of the Kothon (Nigro 2012a). The main god has been identified with Baal „Addir (Poseidon) and his companion can be now identified with Demetra, assimilated to the Phoenician goddess Astarte.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
