THE PRIESTS OF POSEIDON
AT HALICARNASSOS




Sylloge 372 = Michel 877 = Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum 2655

Greek inscription of priests of Poseidon, 1
Priests of Poseidon at Halicarnassus, 2

 

]of Aristokles, ordered that there be copied from the ancient stele which stands next to the statues of Poseidon Isthmios the list of those who, from the foundation (of the city) have been hereditary priests (kata genos hiereis) of [ the temple ] of Poseidon which was consecrated to Poseidon and Apollo by those who led the colony [apoikian] from Troizen.

These are the names of the Priests of Poseidon on it:
PRIEST
Filiation
Reign
TELAMON son of Poseidon 12 years
ANTIDIOS son of Telamon 27
HYPERES son of Telamon 9
ALKYONEUS son of Telamon 12
TELAMON son of Antidios 22
HYRIEUS son of Antidios 8
ANTHAS son of Alkyoneus 19
NESIOTES son of Hyrieus 29
HIPPARCHOS son of AITHALEUS 7
ALKYONEUS son of Anthas 17
POLYKRITOS son of Nesiotes 25
PHYLEUS son of Hipparchos 19
ANDRON son of Phyleus 25
[ . . . ]EPHOS son of HIERON 14
POSEIDONIOS son of ARISTEAS 21
[AND]ROSTHENES son of Andron 23
HIPPARCHOS son of Phyleus 4
DEMETRIOS son of DIOSKOURIDES 9
PHILISTOS son of Demetrios 17
EUANDROS son of Andron 22
DEMOPHILOS son of THEODOROS 7
[ . . . K]RATES son of KRATINOS 16
[ANDROSTHENE]S son of POL[EITES] 30
ANTHIPPOS son of Androsthenes 50
POLEITES son of Androsthenes 5
EUAION son of Poleites 28
[POLEITES] son of Euaion, but son
of Apollonides by adoption
27



family tree of the priests of  Poseidon


January 26, 2010 9:06 AM

John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu

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