مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - THE PHRYGIA PAROREIA RELIGIOUS IN HELLENISTIC-ROMAN PERIOD

Abstract :

Religion is an important factor in political compositions of societies in Ancient Period. Religious notions, old beliefs and equipment related to these beliefs are passed down through generations. Paroreia was not only affected from regional cultures but also affected the incoming cultures to the region, introducing a unique structure with its religious facts. When the altars from written documents, cult materials from archaeological remains and information obtained from numismatics data have been evaluated, it is seen that the major religious cults in the region reflect the characteristics of the Mother goddess Kybele and the Moon God Men and Zeus. Belief of Men as the “immortal god” is the cult having the most common worship area in the plains each side of the Sultan Mountain. This structure, which is present in Paroreia, has also proven its importance through religious visits to Antiocheia.