2010
DOI: 10.4000/kernos.1567
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Tῆς πάσης ναυτιλίης φύλαξ: Aphrodite and the Sea*

Abstract: This paper offers a collection of generally neglected Hellenistic epigrams and some literary and epigraphic evidence that attest to the worship of Aphrodite as a patron deity of navigation. The goddess' temples were often coastal not because they were places where "sacred prostitution" was practiced, but rather because of Aphrodite's association with the sea and her role as a patron of seafaring. The protection she offered was to anyone who sailed, including the navy and traders, and is attested throughout the… Show more

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“…His father, Callicrates, was the admiral of the Ptolemaic fleet during the reign Ptolemy II Philadephus, as well as founder and first priest of the temple of Arsinoe in the cape of Zephyrion in the Canopic region (Fraser 1972, 1.239–40, 587; for the festival of Adonia, see 198 and 288). Also, further on the role of Aphrodite as patron deity of navigation, see Demetriou 2010.…”
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“…His father, Callicrates, was the admiral of the Ptolemaic fleet during the reign Ptolemy II Philadephus, as well as founder and first priest of the temple of Arsinoe in the cape of Zephyrion in the Canopic region (Fraser 1972, 1.239–40, 587; for the festival of Adonia, see 198 and 288). Also, further on the role of Aphrodite as patron deity of navigation, see Demetriou 2010.…”
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confidence: 99%