The cult of Iupiter Dolichenus : origins and iconography
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Advisor
Bennett, JulianDate
2007Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
This thesis examines the iconography of Roman deity Iupiter Dolichenus
in order to gain an insight into cult’s hidden meaning. The image of weather gods
from Iron Age to the Greco-Roman Period in Northern Syria is also investigated
since the representation of Iupiter Dolichenus was unique in the West and the
close similarity of the representation of the god with the local weather gods of
Northern Syria may point to the continuity of the cult.
In the absence of ancient literary sources, the other gods, goddesses and
symbols represented in Dolichenian cult objects may express a part of Dolichenian
doctrine. This is why they are included into this study.