IGII34 894 Dedication to Asklepios at Eleusis by Isias

Dedication to Asklepios at Eleusis by Isias

IG II³ 4 894 Date: 1st-2nd century AD

Isias (dedicated this) to Asklepios as a votive (euchēn).^[1]

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References:

IG II³ 4 894 (Translated text) (IG Online)

IG II² 4505 (PHI)

I Eleusis 684 (PHI)

Translation by: Chris de Lisle

Monument type: Plaque

Inscription type: Dedication (private, Asklepios)

Original location: Asklepieion at Eleusis

Findspot: Eleusis, north of the sanctuary of Demeter and Kore (Lost)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This inscription came from the Asklepieion at Eleusis, on which see IG II³ 4, 891 with note. It appeared on a plaque along with a relief depiction of a female breast. On such ‘anatomical votives’, see AIUK 4.5, pp. 69; J. Draycott and E.-J. Graham, Bodies of Evidence (2017). Since Isias is a male name, it is likely that the dedicator was seeking the healing of a female relative or using the breast metaphorically to indicate a desire (e.g.) for children. There was a tenon at the bottom of the relief for attachment to a support.

Added: 19 Aug 2025
Updated: 19 Aug 2025
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