Аполлон ΙΗΤΡΟΣ и Артемида Пифийская. О двух культах милетских апойкий Причерноморья

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Shelov-Kovedyaev F. V.

The paper presents some graffiti from excavation of Panticapaeum at seasons of
2016–2017 years. The first, ’Απόλ]λων’ ’Ιητ[ρωι | ’Αγή]τορι Δε[λφινίωι, argues the Ju.G. Vinogra-
dov’s hypothesis that Apollo Ietros was called by the common oracle issued from Didyma as leader
of Milesian colonization in Pontus and changed in this part Apollo Delphinios. From other hand, a
number of graffiti naming Artemis Pythia brings the sensation – the existence on Bosporus Cimme-
rian of cults of Artemis Pythia and ipso facto of Apollo Pythios as paredros of Artemis. The last fact
accentuates also the leading role of Didyma sanctuary in the colonization process of Pontus. Besi-
des the Semitic background of Apollo’s Ietros cult and his development from the fetish in front of
gate/door in Asia Minor to custodian of passage into Hades on northern Black Sea shore are discus-
sed.

Keywords: Боспор, colonization, колонизация, Bosporus, культ, фетиш, fetish, Apollo, Аполлон, sanctuary, святилище, Пантикапей, Артемида, Artemis, cult, Panticapaeum, страж, Miletus, warden, Милет

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Материалы по археологии Северного Причерноморья. Выпуск 14

Вып. 14. , Одесса: Ирбис, 2019.