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Dedication to Pan Euodos by an Archisomatophylax Loyal to Ptolemy VIII

2023; Edizioni Ca’ Foscari; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.30687/axon/2532-6848/2023/01/005

2532-6848

Alessandro Rossini,

Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies

In 130 BC, the Cretan archisomatophylax Soterichos made a complex dedication to Pan of Fair Paths (Euodos) on behalf of Ptolemy VIII, Cleopatra III, and their children. From a historical point of view, this Upper Egyptian inscription testifies the dynastic conflict between Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra II, but also the movement of men and goods in the Egyptian Eastern Desert at a crucial moment in Ptolemaic history. Furthemore, it can also be interpreted as a revealing autobiographical statement and a certificate of loyalty in which the contours of the god (an interpretatio Graeca of Min) and the king seem to merge together.