The Thracian Hero on the Danube: New Interpretation of an Inscription from Diana
The Thracian Hero on the Danube: New Interpretation of an Inscription from Diana
Author(s): Dragana GrbićSubject(s): Archaeology
Published by: Balkanološki institut - Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti
Keywords: Latin epigraphy; Upper Moesia; Djerdap/Iron Gates; Thracian epithets; Thracian cult; Thracian Hero; religion
Summary/Abstract: The paper looks at some aspects of the Thracian Hero cult on the Danube frontier of Upper Moesia inspired by a reinterpretation of a Latin votive inscription from Diana, which, as the paper proposes, was dedicated to Deo Totovitioni. Based on epigraphic analogies, the paper puts forth the view that it was a dedication to the Thracian Hero, since it is in the context of this particular cult that the epithet Totovitiohas been attested in various variants (Toto-viti- / Toto-bisi- / Toto-ithi-).
Journal: BALCANICA
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 44
- Page Range: 7-20
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
