Kerykes family
E452593
The Kerykes family was an ancient Athenian priestly clan traditionally responsible for key hereditary religious functions in the Eleusinian Mysteries.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Athenian family
ⓘ
genos of Athens ⓘ priestly clan ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Demeter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persephone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | Eleusinian Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSanctuary | Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Athenian families
ⓘ
Ancient Greek priestly families ⓘ Eleusinian Mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuity | maintained offices over many centuries ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ancient Greeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
conducting sacred rites
ⓘ
guardianship of sacred objects ⓘ leading processions ⓘ maintaining cult traditions ⓘ performing sacrifices ⓘ |
| governedBy | Athenian religious law ⓘ |
| hereditaryOffice |
dadouchos (torchbearer)
ⓘ
hierophant (in some periods, in competition with Eumolpidae) ⓘ keryx (herald) in Eleusinian rites ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek keryx (herald) ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Athenian polis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eleusis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFamily | Eumolpidae family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ritualPrivilege |
access to inner sanctuary at Eleusis
ⓘ
participation in secret rites ⓘ |
| roleType |
cult personnel
ⓘ
religious authority ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
aristocratic
ⓘ
hereditary priesthood ⓘ |
| sourceType |
ancient literary sources
ⓘ
epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period in Greece ⓘ |
| traditionalRole |
hereditary religious functions at Eleusis
ⓘ
ritual officials in Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| transmission | offices passed by descent ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.