MAIASP. 2021. No. 13 N.I. Suvorova ( TO THE QUESTION OF EXPANSION OF the PONTIC SYNCRETIC
CULT Of MĒN—MITHRA—ATTIS
IN DOI: 10.53737/2713-2021.2021.13.42.022 Access this
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The
objects of study are the terracotta figurines, discovered in Tanais and on the periphery of Remontnoye
village, Rostov Oblast, which are dated 1st c. BCE — 1st c. CE. Iconographic and
morphological analysis interprets the figurines as depictions of Mēn, Mithra and Attis. Their syncretic cult found
its way in the region from Pont in 2nd c. BCE. The connection of
these cults with the Kabeiri’s earlier cult of agricultural deities can be clearly observed. As for the studied figurines, the
fact that they were discovered on Lower Don, as well as in remote regions of
Rostov Oblast, demonstrates that this Pontic syncretic cult was popular among settlers of the eastern periphery
of Bosporan Kingdom and neighboring territories in
1st c. BCE — 1st
c. CE. |
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Received
September 28, 2021 Accepted
for publication October 19, 2021 |
About the author: Suvorova Nadezhda Igorevna ( E-mail: w.falke@mail.ru
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