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REFLECTIONS OF THE CULT OF APOLLON IN ALABANDA: BILYCHNIS WITH HERACLES DESCRIPTION

Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, ISSN: 2360-266X, Vol: 11, Issue: 2, Page: 113-122
2024
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First posted in AWOL 14 June 2017, updated 9  November 2024 Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology ISSN: 2360-266X The Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology is seeking to publish profound, rigorous, well-written, high-quality, high-impact papers to generate discussion, debate, fresh perspective. The research area is the European continent and the Near East in the Greek-Roman times. The to

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This study examines a unique double-nosed terracotta oil lamp (bilychnis) unearthed from the Alabanda Agora. The lamp’s most striking feature is its handle, decorated with a relief depicting the struggle between Heracles and the Lernaean Hydra – the second of his Twelve Labors. This scene stands in contrast to the undecorated discus on the lamp’s body. Heracles is depicted holding the “Laurel Branch,” a symbol associated with Apollon, the chief deity of Alabanda. This iconographic detail, along with epigraphic evidence and the ongoing presence of the Temple of Apollon Isotimos, underscores the para-mount importance of Apollon in Alabanda. The Alabanda Bilychnis serves as a microcosm, reflecting the veneration for Apollon ingrained even in everyday objects. Furthermore, the lamp’s form, mythological theme, and iconography were analyzed comparatively against similar examples from various museum collections worldwide. Based on this stylistic analysis, the lamp is dated to the second half of the 1 century AD.

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Zerrin Aydin Tavukçu; Ayşe Avli; Sinem Coşkun

Institute of Archaeology and Art History

Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences

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