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Aratus of Sicyon\u2019s pompe<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
TITLE:<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Aratus of Sicyon\u2019s pompe<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
DATE:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
213 BC onwards<\/td><\/tr>
TEXT:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
BERNADOTTE, P. (1921): Plutarch’s Lives, Volume X,<\/em> Harvard University Press, Cambridge: Plut. Arat. <\/em>53<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
EDITIONS<\/strong>\/TRANSLATIONS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

BERNADOTTE, P. (1921): Plutarch’s Lives, Volume X,<\/em> Harvard University Press, Cambridge: Plut. Arat. <\/em>53<\/a>

S\u00c1NCHEZ HERN\u00c1NDEZ, P. AND GONZ\u00c1LEZ GONZ\u00c1LEZ, M. (2009): Plutarco. Vidas paralelas VII. Demetrio-Antonio; Di\u00f3n-Bruto; Arato-Artajeres; Galba-Ot\u00f3n, <\/em>Gredos, Madrid
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KEYWORDS:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Word used to mean procession<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>
\u1f11\u03bf\u03c1\u03c4\u03ae\u03bd (53.3, feast, festival, holiday) 

\u1f00\u03bd\u1fc6\u03b3\u03bf\u03bd (53.3, lead up) 

\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c0\u03cc\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03c5\u03b5\u03bd (53.5, vb. \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03cd\u03c9, accompany in a procession)<\/td><\/tr>
Word used to mean the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Gods or other entities named:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The Pythian priestess (53.2, \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03a0\u03c5\u03b8\u03af\u03b1\u03bd) 

Zeus the Saviour (53.4, \u0394\u03b9\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a3\u03c9\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2) 

Dionysus (53.5, \u0394\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd)<\/td><\/tr>
Description of the cult images:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
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Procession\u2019s route:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The Sicyonians brought the body of Aratus from Aegium into their city<\/td><\/tr>
Frequency with which the procession takes place:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Twice every year: on the day when Aratus freed the city from its tyranny (the fifth day of the month Daesius, which the Athenians call Anthestenon, aound February-March), and on the day he was born (53.4) <\/td><\/tr>
Performers:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The first,the priest of Zeus the Saviour (53.4, \u1f41 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u0394\u03b9\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03a3\u03c9\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b8\u03c5\u03b7\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2); the second, the priest of Aratus (\u1f41 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f08\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5) 

The gymnasiarch (53.5, \u1f41 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bc\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2) 

The councillors (53.5, \u1f21 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f74)<\/td><\/tr>
References to the public attending the procession:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The public put on garlands and white raiment (53.3, \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03c9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u1fe6\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2); children and ephebes (53.5, \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03c6\u03ae\u03b2\u03c9\u03bd)

All the citizens who desired took place in the procession (53.5, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f04\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03b9\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f41 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td><\/tr>
Rites related to the procession:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Hymns of praise and choral dances (53.3, \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/a> \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76<\/a> \u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u1ff6\u03bd<\/a>); sacrifices (53.4, \u03b8\u03c5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03bd<\/a>) named Soteria <\/em>(\u03a3\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1, salvation)

The priest of Aratus wore a headband, not pure white but purple and white (53.4, \u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c6\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u03bf\u1f50\u03c7 \u1f41\u03bb\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd, \u1f00\u03bb\u03bb\u1f70 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03bf\u03c0\u03cc\u03c1\u03c6\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd \u1f14\u03c7\u03c9\u03bd) 

Hymns with accompaniment of lyre were sung by the artists of Dionysus (54.5, \u03bc\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f94\u03b4\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b9\u03b8\u03ac\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd \u1f51\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u1f76 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u0394\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03c5\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03c7\u03bd\u03b9\u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd)

The councillors wearing garlands (53.5, \u1f21 \u03b2\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u1f74 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03b7\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c3\u03b1)<\/td><\/tr>
Allusions to conduct or forms of reverence:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
The Sicyonians buried buried him within the walls (from then on called Arateion<\/em>, \u1f08\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/a>) calling him founder and saviour of the city (\u1f65\u03c3\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1<\/a> \u03bf\u1f30\u03ba\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1f74\u03bd<\/a> \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76<\/a> \u03c3\u03c9\u03c4\u1fc6\u03c1\u03b1<\/a> \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2<\/a> \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<\/a> \u1f10\u03ba\u03ae\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/a>)<\/td><\/tr>
Other remarkable elements<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
B\u00d6MMER 1952, RE, s.v. Pompa. Herrscher<\/em>, Vol. XXI.2, p. 1971, n.335

NEUMEYER, A. (1885\/86): Aratus aus Sikyon. Ein Charakterbild aus der Zeit des Ach\u00e4ischen Bundes<\/em>. 2 B\u00e4nde, Neustadt an der Haardt<\/a>

NIESE, B. (1895): RE: s.v. Aratos<\/em> 2. Vol. II,1, pp. 383\u2013390

WALBANK, F. W. (1933): Aratos of Sicyon<\/em>. Cambridge University Press<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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