Horos B Inscription (Aegina)

Horos B Inscription (Aegina)

Greece, Ancient

Boundary Stone

Classical

On a tall rectangular stone, the inscription is written from left to right in the top section of the boundary marker. Most of the letters are clear, except a few have worn away. This boundary stone marked the sanctuary of Apollo and Poseidon as a sacred space.

ΗΟΡΟΣ / ΤΕΜΕΝΟΣ / ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝ / [Ο]Σ ΠΟΣΕΙ / ΔΩΝΟΣ (on the stone) ὅρος / τεμένος / Ἀπόλλων / [ο]ς Ποσει / δῶνος (transcribed Greek) Boundary Sanctuary Of Apollo (and) Poseidon (translation)

IG IV 35

429-405 BC

Amelia Verkerk, Christina Salowey (photo)

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Horos Inscription B (Aegina)

Aegina, Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece

Aegina, Attica, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece (current)