Table Of ContentHIERA
KALA
ImageqfsA nimSaalc rifice
inA rchaaniCdcl asGrseieccael
RELIGIONISN
THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD
EDITORS
R.V AND ENB ROEKH .].D RIJVERS
W.
H.S .V ERSNEL
VOLUME 127
HIERA KALA
ImagqfeA sn imSaalc rifice
inAr chaaniCdcl asGsrieceacle
BY
T. STRATEN
F. VAN
BL
195
'j-d'1 5
,
\13(;
�g9 5
JN• iD• AAN -I..-· : �••t·- .; '.·_ ·":.�J:· "' , '"' '� Y
BLOOMING raN
EJ
BRILL
LEIDEN.N EW YORK' KOLN
1995
Thiss erRieesl igionsi nt hGer ruROTcTulno -Woprrlde saenfo trusmf osrt udin iethes s ocaianlcd u ltural
funcqft iroenl igiintheo nsG reaenkthed Romawno rdelda,l iwngi tphag arne ligiobnso tin hthei r own
righatn idn thei r interacwtiiotanhn idrif luoeru:neC hrisandt iaJnudaii?JIs dmu ring a Imgthpyerio dqf
fundamcenhtaanglSe p.e caitatle wnitlbileog niv en/0 the religiohusi s/qfo rrye gianodns c itiewsh ich
illutshtperr aatcweto irckaqfil tng hse psreo cesses.
Enquirreigeasrt dhsieung b miqfs swoirofoknrs p ubliicnathe t sieornmies a yb ed ire/0c Prtoefeds sor
H.].W DrijversF,a cuqfl Le?JIt tersU,n iverqfs Gir?JIo ni9ng7en1,2E KGr oningenThe, Netherlands.
The paperi nt hibso okm eetst heg uidelifnoersp ermanencaen d durbailiotfyt he
Committeoen ProductiGouni delinfeosrB ookL ongeviotfyt heC ouncioln Library
Resources.
Libraryo fC ongresCsa taloging-in-PublDiactaat ion
VanS trateFn.T, . ( Folkert T.)
Hierkaa l:a imageosf a nimasla crifiicnae r chaaincd c lassical
Greece/ byF .T.V anS traten.
p. cm.- (Religiiontn hse G raeco-Romwaonr ldI,S SN
0927-76;3 3v .1 27)
Includbeisb liograprheifcearle nacnedsi ndex.
ISBN9 0041029(2a2l pka.p er)
I.S acrifice-Gree2c.eAn .i mals-Religiaosupse ct3s..G reece
-Religion.I .T itle.1 1S.e ries.
BL795.S25V361 995
292.3'4-dc20 95-3496
CIP
DieD eutschBei blioth-eCkI P-Einheitsaufnahnte
StratenF,o lkerTt. v an:
Hierkaa l:a imageosf a nimasla crifiicnae r chaaincd c lassical
Greec/e b yF .T .V anS trate-nLe.i den; N ew York; Kol:n
Bril1l9,9 5
(Religiino nstG hrea eco-Romwaonr ld1;2 7)
ISB9N0 -04-10292-2
NE:G T
ISSN 0927-7633
ISBN 900 41 02922
© CORvr1ig99h5bt y E .J.B riLeidlenl,, Th eN etherlands
Alrlig hrtess ervNeodp .a qfr tt hpiusb liicomanqt bye r eprotdruacnseladst,/e odinr ,e d
ar etr�iJe/emv,o artl r ansmiinat ntfoyerm d o rf rya nmye anse,le ctronic,
mechapnhioctaolc,ro epcyoiorngrod, ti hnge nwviitshpeor,uiw tor ri tten
permisfsriotomhnp e u blisher.
Authortiopz haottiooicnto efopmriys n fmlaolrp ersonal
usiesg ranftryEe .dJB .r iplrlo vtidheadt
thaep profeperasiar tpeea idd ire/0 cThet !yC opyright
ClearaCnenctere,2 22R osewDrWoeo,dS ui9te1 0
DanvMAer s0 1923U,SA .
Feeasrs eu b/0j ecchta nge.
PRINTEDI N THE NETHERLANDS
VOORG IJS
beeldveandn u ns teen
CONTENTS
Acknowmleendtg.s. . ......... . . . . . .............l.X. . .
ChaptOenre:I ntrodu.ct..i.o.n.. . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . .
I. I .L imitat..i o.n .s . . . . . . . . . . ... . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12..A pproa.c..h. . . . . ................ ..........5. .
I. 3O.r ganiz.a t.i o.n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
ChaptTewro P:r e-k.i l.l . . . . . . . . . .. ..1 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1.V aspea inti.ng.s.. ... ......... . . ............1.3
2.1.T1h.es acrifpircoicaelsa spiporno atchhseea sn ctu.a 1ry3
Festpirvoec esmsoisotnhl,ey a dbeydk aneph6.r. os.1 4
Withokuante ph6r.o s. . . . . . ... 25. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Myhticsaalc ri.fi .c e.s . . . . . .. .3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1..2 Priemlinarriyt upaelorsnnf eda tt hael ta.r. .....3.1
Baskaentdb ans (ikanoaunndc hernips.). . . .3.1. . .
Kanouann dc bernipisnm ythiscaaclr if.i..c e ..s .4.0
Beuatifytihnbege as.t. .......... . . . . .4.3 . . . .
Familpiraerp araftoiaron on ust lansdaicsirhci ef:
Herkaleasn dB ousi.ri...s . . ......... .46. . .
2.13..S ome spgercoiua.p.l s . . . . . .. ..5 0 . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2V.o tiovfeefr in.g.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.3. . . . . . . . . . . .
.
2.12..Vo tisvtea taunedss t atue.t.te.s. . . . . .5.4 . . . . . . .
2..22.P inakoefws o oadn dt erortatc.a . . . . . . .5.7 . . . . . .
2.2.V3ot.i rveels ii ensf ton.e . . ......... . ....5.8 . .
.
Asklep.i o.s . . . . . . . .. .6.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Othehre algiondg.s . . . . . . .. .7.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zeus. ... . ........... . . ............74. . .
Athen.a. . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..76.. .. .. . . .
DemetaenrdK ore. ... . . . . . . ... 77. . . . . . . . . . .
Aprhodit.e.? . . . . . . .............8.0. ..... .
ArtemHiesk,a t.e ...... . . .............80.
. .
Apol.lo. . . . . . .......................8.6.
Dionys.o.s . . . . . . . . ..........87.. ..... . . .
Herkale.s. . .. .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . ... ..8 .7 . . . . .
PankraatnedPs a laim.o.n . . . . . . . .8.9. . . . . . . . .
Nymph.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heroe.s.. ..... . . . ............. . . .92. . . . .
2.3I.ma gaensd t:et xhatess esntianngi ma.l?. ......... . 100
.
Vlll CONTENTS
ChaptTehrr eTeh:ek illi.n.g . .......... .............1.30
3I.. S mall ani. .m. a. l..s .. .. .. . . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . .. 140
3.2M.ed ium-sainziemda ls . . . ...... 160
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33..L arge animals .. . . . .. .. .1 70.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4T.he b utchwehrols a ughaetSd t eng.e.l ........ ..... 1 90
3.5Hu.m asna circie.f . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ChaptFeoru r: Pos.t -.k i.l l. . . . . . ... 1 5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
41Openiunptg h cea rc.a ss. . . . . . .. ..1 51. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .
4..2C urltyh ingsb iatonsnsd p it.s. . . . . ........1.8.1. .. .
4.3Ta.r atalla. . . . . .. .. .. .. ...... 144
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
4.4M.i scaenlelopuoss t-tkoiplilc. s. . . . . . .. . 145
. . . . . . . . . .
4.14..Pr iepsrte'rso vgeast?.i . . . . . ... 1. 45 . . . . . . . . . .
.
4.4..H 2ierosiak. op. ..... . . ................1..65
4.4..H 3o6lkaus.t a . . . . . . . .. ..1 75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.4.M4em.o rioefss a cri.fi c..e . . .. . . .. . .1 95
. . . . . . . .
Chaptevre P:Fri e-tkoiP lols t-kill
A compreenihsvvei eowfs omaes epct.s . . . .1.6.1 . .
5. W1r.ea tahnsdf ill.e t.s . . . . . . .. ..1 6.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2T.he k anlom . . . . . . . . . . . . ........1.2.6 ... . . . . . . .
5.3Ta.b l.e s. . . . . . . . . . .. ..1 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
5.4A.lat rs. . . . . . . . . . . ..............1.56. .........
5.5Fi.r .e . . . . . . . . . . . ...1 76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.6G.re eaktss a icfircmea:s terss earnnvtdas . . . . . . .186. . . . .
5..7T hec ohicoefa nimal . . . . . . .. .1. 07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5..8T hec hoiocfme o men.t . . . . . . .. ..1 68. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Catalog.u e.s . . . . . . . . . . ...1 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
CataloIg:Vua es pea inti.n g.s . . . . . .. .1. 4 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
CatalogVuoet irveeel fis. . . . . . . .. ..2 7 .5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11:
Abbrieavtions . . . ...... 333
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . .
Biblaipohgyr 335
. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index.e s . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..3 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.
Fgiurse1 -81 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Tom yfr ienadnsdc olalgeueKse eBsa raenldP etSetro rwkh,oh avree ad
thtey pescwriithmp ett icuclaorusesa, v emdef rommo rsee oruise rro, rs
andc ontrimbanuyt eidm provbeomteohnff t osr amn ds ubnstcaeI,e xpress
myw annestg ratdietI.au lswoi stho thaHnekn Vke rsfnoehrli sst imulat
inig nstisag nhdh ipsa tieenncto uragement.
I ame specgiraaltletyfuo Ml a rgrWeeests elwihnotg h,r outhgehy ears
hash elpedv ariinow uasy, s awnhdo -onacgea iants honrott iacned
undelre ss favouracbilrec unmcsetsa-hmaansga edto m aked rawings
than
fothre i llruasttiionnth se taenxdt fifgo.r8 8.
Myth ankasr ael sdou et o thmeus euamnsdi nstitthuattpi ornosv ided
photograanpdgh rsa ntpeermdi ssitoop nu blthiesmh.
Id edaitcteh ibso otko m ays ont,ow hmo itcso mpleotwieomsno re
thanh em ayb ea waroef .
Description:This text presents a collection, analysis and interpretation of the representations of animal sacrifice from ancient Greece. Whilst Archaic and Classical material is dealt with comprehensively, later evidence is adduced more selectively for the sake of comparison. Based on a combined study of archae