Epithet of a god

Λατογένεια Ἑκάτα (:Ἑκάτη)


Translation: Hecate, born of Leto
Findspot: Pompeii, (Unnamed) (VIII.6.4)
Language: Greek
Writing Style: Graffito/incised
Apparatus Criticus: Textus secundum (3).
v.1: ΛΑΤΟΓΕΝΕΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ Α (1), ΛΑΤΟΓΕΝΕΙΑϹΚΑΤΑ (2).
Scriptores antiqui consentiunt Hecaten esse filiam Asteriae quae soror Latonae est. Sed nomen Hecate videtur ab epithetono (ἑκάτη) Dianae, deductum esse. Itaque hae deae saepe consociatae sunt.
Bibliography: Not. Sc., 1884, p. 397, (A. Sogliano) (1)
Mitt. Deutsch. Arch. Inst. (Roemisch.), 1886, p. 144 (A. Mau) (2)
CIL 04, 04949 (3)
http://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175857 (4)
Link to EDR: #EDR175857
Suggested Citation: AGP-EDR175857, The Ancient Graffiti Project, <https://ancientgraffiti.org/Graffiti/graffito/AGP-EDR175857> [accessed: 22 Nov 2024]
Contributions:

Editor: Rebecca Benefiel

Principal Contributor: Matthew Panciera

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Last Revision: 2020-08-08

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