Pasikrata
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Pasikrata was a local Greek goddess worshiped during the classical and Hellenistic periods. She is thought to have been a chthonic form of Aphrodite or Artemis, and her cult sites included sanctuaries in Demetrias, Ambrakia, and Heracleia. The cult was associated with slaves and sacred prostitutes, indicating a complex social role.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 200
- Historical notes
- First attested in the 3rd century BCE, with evidence of worship until the 2nd century AD.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Pasikrata was the name of a goddess worshiped as a local cult in certain places of Greece in classical and Hellenistic period. It has been assumed that it was a cult of a chthonic Aphrodite or Artemis. Sanctuaries of Pasikrata have been found in Demetrias (Thessaly) (from the 3rd century BC until at least the 2nd century AD)”
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