Dos sacerdotisas beocias, una de la diosa Deméter, otra de Isis, vinculadas a Dioniso.

Two Boeotian Priestesses, One of the Goddess Demeter, the Other of Isis, linked to Dionysus.

DEMETER (Greek deity); DIONYSUS (Greek deity); LITERARY sources; CULTS; ISIS (Egyptian deity); WOMEN priests; ANECDOTES; GODDESSES; PRIESTHOOD; GOD; GODS

GREECE; VOIOTIA (Greece)

Los objetivos del presente artículo son estudiar en mayor profundidad el papel de dos sacerdotisas griegas antiguas de la región de Beocia y arrojar luz sobre la relación de estas mujeres no solo con las diosas a las que honraban, sino también con Dioniso, divinidad versátil y aglutinante, protagonista en dicha región. Las siguientes líneas pretenden formar parte de un estudio más amplio sobre las sacerdotisas de Dioniso (o sacerdotisas de otras divinidades relacionadas con este dios) en la antigua Grecia, un tema cuyos estudios son mínimos. Cabe decir que el análisis se ha centrado en el término griego ἱέρεια y un derivado (la denominación genérica de "sacerdotisa" en la Grecia antigua que se otorgaba a las mujeres que ejercían el sacerdocio en cultos cívicos) que encontramos en textos epigráficos. Es necesario destacar la importancia de las fuentes epigráficas, ya que en ámbito religioso aportan datos sobre figuras reales o personajes históricamente constatables que participaron en el culto de las divinidades, frente a las fuentes literarias, que muchas veces se detienen en aspectos anecdóticos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article I aim to investigate the role of two ancient Greek priestesses from the region of Boeotia. In doing so, I further asses the relationship of these women not only with the goddesses they honoured, but also with Dionysus, a versatile and agglutinating divinity who played a leading role in that region. The following lines are intended as part of a broader study of priestesses of Dionysus (or priestesses of other divinities related to this god) in ancient Greece, a subject that has been little studied. It should be noted that the study examines the Greek term ἱέρεια and a derivative (the generic name of "priestess" in ancient Greece given to women who exercised the priesthood in civic cults) found in epigraphic texts. It is necessary to emphasize the importance of epigraphic sources because they provide data on real figures or historically verifiable personages who took part in the cult of the divinities, as opposed to literary sources, which often focus on anecdotal aspects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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