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A festival of Hierapolis (1)

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02 Religious and ideological symbols and iconographic motifs
12 Assyrian Identity
01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
03 Religious festivals, cults, rituals and practices

 		Keywords
festivals
Hierapolis
lakes
Period
2nd century CE
Roman Empire 		Channel
Helleno-Roman philosophers and scholars

Text
pseudo-Lucian, De Dea Syria 47:
At that spot (= the sacred pond) great festivals also take place, and they are called “Descents to the Lake” because on these occasions all the sacred objects go down to the lake. Among them Hera goes first, for the sake of the fish, for fear Zeus see them first. For if this happens, they say that all the fish perish. He does come to have a look, but she stands in front of him, holds him off, and with many entreaties sends him away.

Source (list of abbreviations) (source links will open in a new browser window)
pseudo-Lucian, De Dea Syria 47

Bibliography

Attridge and Oden 1976Attridge, H. W. and R. A. Oden. The Syrian Goddess (De Dea Syria), Attributed to Lucian. Graeco-Roman Religion 1. Missoula: Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature 1976.

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Cf. A festival of Hierapolis (2)
Cf. A festival of Hierapolis (3)

Amar Annus


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