Honours for the religious officials of Hebe at Aixone
IG II2 1199 Date: 320/19 BC
Philaios son of Chremes proposed: since the
religious officials (hieropoioi) allotted for the sanctuary of
Hebe[1] took care justly and with love of honour (philotimōs) of the sacrifice for Hebe
(5) and the other gods to whom they must
sacrifice, and have submitted a reckoning (logon) and accounts (euthunas),
to crown each of them with a
foliage crown, Anticharmos son of Nauson
and Nearchos son of Chairigenes,
(10) Theodotos son of Aischron, Aristokles
son of Kalliphon for their justice
and love of honour towards their demesmen;
and this decree shall be inscribed on a
stone stele and set up in the sanctuary
(15) of Hebe by the demarch in office after
the archonship of Neaichmos (320/19);
and to praise also the controllers (sōphronistas)[2] and crown with a foliage crown
each of them, Kimon, Megalexis or Metalexis,[3] (20) Pythodoros son of Pytheas and the
herald Charikles for their love of honour
concerning the all-night festival (pannuchida); and
to praise also the priest of the Herakleidai,
Kallias, and the priestess of Hebe and
(25) Alkmene, and the archon Kallisthenes
son of Nauson[4] and to crown
each of them for their piety and love of
honour (philotimias) concerning the gods; and to inscribe
this decree on a stone stele
(30) and stand it in the sanctuary of Hebe.