New Dedications from Phaselis to Apollon Epidamos, Artemis Pergaia and Hephaistos

This article presents three new votive inscriptions from Phaselis. The first inscription was carved on a pedestal that had been reused as spolia in repairs made in Late Antiquity on the main street of the city, which descends to the Central Harbour. It is dedicated to Apollon Epidamos. Since the epithet Epidamos was first documented for Apollon at Phaselis, the present study firstly focuses on the meaning of the epithet and its usage for Demeter, and then tries to analyse the connection of the epithet with Apollon and Phaselis. The second inscription is a votive stele dedicated to Artemis Pergaia by a foreign couple (metoikoi) living in Phaselis, which was found in front of pier no. A9 during the excavations carried out at the piers of the Phaselis aquaeducts. The final inscription is dedicated to Hephaistos and was recovered as a surface find between the Tetragonal Agora and the south wall of the Great Bath. The votive inscription of Hephaistos, documented for the first time at Phaselis has been analysed in a multifaceted way in relation to the settlements and the hinterland where the god was worshipped, and the god’s connection with the city of Phaselis is evaluated.