Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.18.3, pp. 1661-1728
 
Ephesus as a Religious Center under the Principate, I. Paganism before Constantine
by Richard E. Oster, Memphis, Tennessee

Contents

I. Introduction

1662

Selected Publications

1664

II. Cults and Deities

1667

1. Aphrodite

1667

2. Apollo

1668

3. Asclepius

1669

4. Athena

1671

5. Demeter

1671

6. Dionysus

1673

7. Egyptian Cults

1677

8. Hero Cults

1681

a) Alexander the Great

1682

b) Androclus

1682

c) Apollonius of Tyana

1684

d) Pixodarus

1685

e) P. Servilius Isauricus

1686

9. Mother Goddess

1687

10. The Prytaneion and Its Gods

1688

11. Zeus

1691

12. Other Deities

1695

III. Artemis of Ephesus

1699

1. Introduction

1699

2. Artemis and the City of Ephesus - Covenant Bond

1700

3. Myths, Festivals, and Mysteries

1706

a) Myths

1706

b) Festivals

1708

c) Mysteries

1711

4. Temple and Clergy of the Ephesian Artemis

1713

5. Divine Attributes and Character

1722

IV. Conclusion

1726
List of Illustrations 1728
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