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The Tonaia and Samian Autochthony The Tonaia (“binding”) on Samos has traditionally been interpreted as a pre-marriage ceremony (e.g. Varro ap. Lactant. Div. Iust. 1.17.8 with Nilsson 1957) or, more recently, as a New Year's ritual in which the normally chained cult image was set free (e.g. Graf 1985, Bettinetti 2001). This paper will argue that a different factor– namely a dichotomy between autochthonous and colonial narratives– can re-contextualize these theories and help define the link between civic ritual and ethnic identity on Samos. According to Menodotus of Samos (FGrHist 541 F 1 ap. Ath. 15.672), the celebrants of the Tonaia bring the statue of Hera to the beach, purify her and then re-enthrone her in her temple. This ritual is a reflection of the myth where Argive pirates attempted to steal the image of Hera (ἁρπάσαι τὸ βρέτας) and the superstitious and barbarian Karians could not trust that the goddess did not leave of her own free will (αὐτόματον) and fastened her tight to a mat of willow shoots (πρός τι λύγου θωράκιον ἀπερείσασθαι). I contend that the performance of the Tonaia mediated the complex relationship between the belief in the autochthonous origin of the Heraion, the Argive ancestry of the cult of Hera, and the inclusion of the Karian population from the Ionian coast. The removal, binding and final loosening and re-consecration of her bretas represents the ultimately denied possibility of the goddess’ forcible repatriation (rape) back to Argos, as well as the aition for the Karian’s marginal status in the procession and ritual.

Bibliography Bettinetti, S. 2001. La Statua Di Culto Nella Pratica Rituale Greca. Levante. Graf, Fritz. 1985. Nordionische Kulte: Religionsgeschichtliche Und Epigraphische Untersuchungen Zu Den Kulten von Chios, Erythrai, Klazomenai Und Phokaia. Rome. Nilsson, Martin P. 1957. Griechische Feste von Religiöser Bedeutung Mit Ausschluss Der Attischen. Stuttgart.

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