Theorodokoi

Theorodokoi

Theorodokoi (Greek: polytonic|θεωροδόκοι or polytonic|θεαροδόκοι) in Ancient Greece were sacred envoy-receivers, whose duty was to host and assist the Theoroi ("θεωροί") "viewers" before Panhellenic Games and Festivals. Theorodokos was sometimes appointed by the community in which he lived but sometimes by the community that sent out the Theoroi.

References

* [http://books.google.com/books?id=22jupg3FqdYC&pg=PA103&dq=Theorodokoi&sig=1gYvIMddZfWeK6hugFqAi5zSqH0 Theorodokoi as evidence for Polis identity] - An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis by Mogens Herman Hansen, Thomas Heine Nielsen
*Theocritus, Dioscuri (Idyll 22): Introduction, Text, and Commentary [http://books.google.com/books?id=WkkLxCCebPYC&pg=PA17&dq=theoroi+theorodokoi&sig=c9Z3CnrXVyAFmht6bJw-qqQodmI] by Alexander Sens
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=3Wdh6YGXOxMC&pg=PA115&dq=Theorodokoi&sig=Mk0xqjCK43DpE4-tfZKziHQYcdU Ancient Greek Athletics] by Stephen G. Miller
*ca. 365 - List of Epidaurian Theorodokoi- [http://epigraphy.packhum.org/inscriptions/main?url=oi%3Fikey%3D28523%26bookid%3D7%26region%3D2%26subregion%3D2 Epigraphical Database]


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