GENOS and CULT
in Athens

GENOS	DEITY or CULT
BOUZYGAI	Zeus (two cults, the weather god)
AMANYNDRIDAI	Kekrops
ETEOBOUTADAI	Poseidon in the Erechtheum Athena Polias
BOUTADAI	Boutes in the Erechtheum (priestess)
HESYCHIADAI	Semnai Theai
LYKOMIDAI	Mysteries of Demeter at Phlya (Demeter Anesidoros) In their sanctuary were altars or shrines to: Semnai Theai, Zeus Ktesios, Athena Tithrone, Kore Protogonos, Dionysos Anthios, Artemis Selasphoros, Apollo Dionysiodotos, and the Nymphai Ismeniai
PHYTALIDAI	Demeter
POIMENIDAI	Demeter
PRAXIERGIDAI	certain rites connected with Athena Polias
SEMACHIDAI	Dionysos
THAULONIDAI	the ceremonies of the Bouphonia
EUMOLPIDAI	The Mysteries at Eleusis: Hierophant Exegetai Eumolpidon Phaidyntes Iacchogogos Pries of the God and Goddess (Hades and Persephone) Priest of Triptolemos (III A.D.)
KERYKES	The Mysteries at Eleusis Dadouchos Hierokeryx Priest at the Altar Priest ho panages Lithophoros
PHILEIDAI	Priestess of Demeter and Kore (shared with at least one other genos)

May 24, 2009 7:02 PM

John Paul Adams, CSUN
john.p.adams@csun.edu