Greek Religion in Tauric Chersonesos

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: History of Study, Sources and Methods

Chapter 2: The Supreme Gods

Chapter 3: The Pantheon of Chersonesos

Chapter 4: Family Cults

Chapter 5: Mystery Cults

Chapter 6: Burial Cults

Conclusions

References

About the Author

Tetiana Shevchenko is Senior Researcher and Head of the Editorial and Publishing Department at the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine. She is the author of a monograph, The Religious Outlook of the Inhabitants of Tauric Chersonesos (2011, in Ukrainian) and more than 60 articles, and is co-editor of three collections and an executive secretary of the journal Arheologia. She has participated in fieldwork at the main classical period sites in Ukraine: Tauric Chersonesos (2003, 2004), Tyritake (2009) and Olbia Pontica (2015), as well as directing her own archaeological project at the chora of Nymphaeum (2009). She obtained a doctorate in classical archaeology in 2009 and received the DAAD scholarship at the German Archaeological Institute in 2013.

Reviews

‘The final effect is a valuable overview of the history of religion in the Tauric Religion. Thus, it deserves a wide readership of ancient historians and archaeologists. Those with interests in ancient Greek religion and those who specialize in colonization will find the book useful.’ – Manolis Petrakis (2024): Bryn Mawr Classical Review