The cult of Antinous during the reign of Hadrian
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https://doi.org/10.52575/2687-0967-2021-48-3-546=553Keywords:
Antinous, Hadrian, cult, religion, RomeAbstract
The article deals with aspects of the life of Antinous, the favorite of the Emperor Hadrian, and the further formation of a religious cult after his death. The author analyzes, indirectly through foreign literature, the complex of written and material sources, on the basis of which it is possible to reconstruct the biography of Antinous. It is argued that the cult of Antinous was a unique phenomenon of its time, since for the first time it was not the emperor or members of his family who were deified, but a lover from the retinue of the princeps. Also, the study raises questions about the influence of Egyptian and Greek mythology on the construction of the image of the object of worship. The question is raised to what extent the cult was necessary for society, how different groups of the population of the Roman Empire reacted to its emergence. The reasons for the religious design of Hadrian, the problem of the death of Antinous, the consequences of the emperor's policy in this area and the fate of the cult after the reign of Hadrian are established.
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