Gendered Archaeology of the God Pan on Cyprus

Date of Award

2006

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Social Sciences

First Advisor

Baram, Uzi

Keywords

Pan, Gender, Archaeology

Area of Concentration

Anthropology

Abstract

The worship of the Greco-Roman deity Pan is known from history, mythology, and archaeology. In this thesis, I present the god Pan in the mosaics of the House of Dionysos, a Roman villa in Nea Paphos, and through Pan statuettes found across the island in rural sanctuaries. Although the worship of Pan on Cyprus is silent, as there are no epigraphic records that refer to him, archaeology reveals that he was a deity of some importance to both men and women. By analyzing the data through gendered archaeological theory within the framework of Annales, I discuss how Pan was worshipped in different periods by different people on Cyprus.

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