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I. Aiakos and Zeus Hellanios in a Regional Economic Network I. Aiakos and Zeus Hellanios in a Regional Economic Network
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II. Xenia and Aeginetan Networking II. Xenia and Aeginetan Networking
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Themixeny Themixeny
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Connectivity at Large Connectivity at Large
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III. Myths and Rituals of Connectivity on Aegina III. Myths and Rituals of Connectivity on Aegina
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Conclusions Conclusions
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4 4 Musical Merchandise ‘on every vessel’: Religion and Trade on Aegina
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Published:November 2010
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Abstract
Taking as its starting-point the image of song as cargo from the opening of Pindar's Nemean 5, this chapter discusses the political and economic identity of the archaic and classical Aeginetans through detailed exploration of myths and religious practices, on Aegina itself, as well as in the Saronic Gulf and the wider Greek Mediterranean, in particular with regard to Aiakos and the Aeginetan cult of Zeus. The Aeginetan mythic self is profoundly linked to the island's commercial activities; a set of interconnected myths and cults embeds the island in patterns of local and regional economic activity in the Saronic Gulf; and Aeginetans also form part of a wider elite-born network of commercial and maritime enterprise in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. Stereotypical Aeginetan characteristics such as ‘strength at sea’ and ‘justice’ or ‘hospitality’ towards strangers are reflections of the island's role as a cosmopolitan hub in the Saronic Gulf.
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