3.4 Flashcards
Why were votive offerings made? (2)
Where were they dedicated?
What were three forms of votive offering?
What are they evidence of?
Why?
to fulfill a vow, to thank gods for help
sanctuaries
objects, inscriptions, sculptures
personal & heartfelt religion
they weren’t compulsory
What could the gods have not got from votive offerings?
So what was the idea instead?
What did the public display of a votive offering show to others?
What would people give in terms of cost?
evidence?
What is the name of the woman?
What is offered?
she does not…
Who followed the same principle?
Based off of what? (3)
aside from religious significance, what other purpose did the offerings serve?
practical benefit
they would receive honour
advertised the power of particular god
the best they could afford
mid 5th Cent inscription from Eleusinion
Lysistrate
two crowns as an adornment for the temple doors
spare her resources
Tyche
the quality of marble, lettering, and carving
showing-off wealth
P: Restoration of health evidence
Tyche’s leg
P: assistance with childbirth evidence and location
offerings of clothing or images of body parts from the shrine of Artemis at Brauron
P: success in business evidence
time
location
dedication to which god
by who
as what
bronze axe
6th century
Calabria
Hera
Kyniskos the butcher
a tithe of his work
P: surviving dangers evidence
location
left by who
for what
seashells and fish-hooks
Samothrace
seafarers
safety in storms
P: reaching milestones evidence
century
where
why
marble statue by a mother
4th
Acropolis
raised her cildren to adulthood
What played a large part in the offering?
the dedicator’s wealth
State: Example of a votive offering made to celebrate a victory?
dedicated to who?
What was dedicated?
From which battle?
Inscription on the treasury of Athens at Delphi
Apollo
the first-fruits of the spoils from battle
Marathon, 490
S: Example of votive offering for competition between poleis:
What did Athenians built?
Where?
Who else built something?
after what?
What was built?
where?
to?
monument to celebrate marathon
start of Sacred Way at Delphi
Spartans
Victory over Athenians at Aegospotami (403)
37 bronze statues, Monument of the Admirals
directly opposite Athenian monument
demonstrate superiority
Tyche’s leg:
Century?
from where?
summary of inscription?
scholar with year?
thinks?
1st/2nd AD
Shrine of Asclepius on Melos
Tyche dedicates it to Asclepius and Hygieia as thanks
Theodoraki et al. (2020)
Tyche has 6 toes, damage to toes is intentional, shows surgury to amputate one or more of them
