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California State University, Northridge
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CLAS 315 | Greek and Roman Mythology
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2010
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MYCENAEAN DIVINITIES and many other lesser local divine names, esp. Potnia Michael Ventris & John Chadwick, Documents in Mycenaean Greek second ed. (Cambridge 1973), Document #172 (from Pylos), page 463: [front] `In the month of PLOWISTOS. Pylos sacrifice sat PA-KI-JA-NA and brings gifts and leads victims: • • • • • For the Mistress (Potnia): one gold cup, one woman For Mnasa: one gold bowl, one woman For Posidaeia [Poseidon'swife]: one gold bowl, one woman For the Thrice-Hero: one gold cup For the Lord of the House: one gold cup [back] Pylos brings sacrifices at the Shrine of Poseidon, and the City leads and brings gifts, and leads victims: For Gwoia (and) Komawenteia: one gold cup, two women Pylos sacrifices at the shrines of PERSE and IPHIMEDEIA and DIWIA [Mrs.Zeus] and brings gifts and leads victims: • • • • For PERSE: one gold bowl, one woman For IPHIMEDEIA: one gold bowl For DIWIA: one gold bowl, one woman For HERMES AREIA: one gold cup, one man Pylos sacrifices at the Shrine of Zeus and brings gifts and leads victims: • • • For ZEUS: one gold bowl, one man For HERA: one gold bowl, one woman For DRIMIOS, son of Zeus: one gold bowl Pylos [.... (the tablet breaks off) .....] TOTAL: 4 cups, 8 bowls, 2 men, 8 women

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