Oikistes
The oikistes (
colonization effort. He was invested with the power of selecting a settling place, directing the initial labors of the colonists and guiding the fledgling colony through its hard early years.[1] The oracle is also consulted during deliberations for choosing an oikistes.[2] After he is appointed and directed to found a colony, he also consults the Delphic oracle.[2][3] Due to his authority, the oikistes was often accorded his own cult after his death, and his name was preserved even when all other details of the founding of a colony were forgotten.[4]
References
- ISBN 978-0-415-47330-9.
- ^ ISBN 0-415-97334-1.
- ISBN 978-1-118-55665-8.
- ISBN 978-0-691-01477-7