Pan, God of Wilderness, in Boeotian Landscapes: Fear, Laughter and Coming of Age

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Pan, God of Wilderness, in Boeotian Landscapes: Fear, Laughter and Coming of Age Pan, divinità del mondo selvaggio nel paesaggio beotico: paura, risata rituale e riti di passaggio Victoria Sabetai I thank warmly V. Zachari and Th. Galoppin for their invitation to the inspiring seminar "Into the Wild. Chercher les puissances divines hors les murs" at the EHESS, Paris (23.7.2018) where this paper was conceived and for their useful suggestions. For photographs of objects in their ephorate and/or museum collections I am grateful to V. Vassilopoulou, N. Skoumi, R. Splitter and N. Massar. I also thank M. Markantonatos for her assistance. In this paper Pan's presence in Boeotian cult and art of the 5 th and 4 th c. BC is briefly outlined.« Πινδάρου δὲ καὶ τῶν μελῶν ἐραστὴν γενέσθαι τὸν Πᾶνα μυθολογοῦσιν » 1

The Kausia Boy Figurines From Demetrias: A Reassessment

“…This cannot easily be supported for the syrinx holders from Demetrias, but Pan's sanctuaries in Attica received dedications, such as loutrophoroi, krateriskoi and terracottas, which show a definite association to weddings and coming of age (Arapogianni 2000, 225–9; Zampiti 2013; Spathi 2013). Sabetai (2018; 2019) has similarly recognised the god's connection to rites of passage. It is thus not strange that these figurines were found in Demetrias in a sanctuary deposit situated at the edge of the city, potentially indicating the transition from city life to the outside world.…”