Dedications for the Hero Ptoios in Akraiphia, Boeotia.

The paper will present all the epigraphic evidence connected to this cult, in order to understand his evolution during the centuries and, above all, his persistence in the sacred sphere even after the introduction of the cult of Apollo in the principal area of the city of Akraiphia, called Perdikovrysi. The analysis of the inscriptions will be accompanied by a short section focused on the description of the archaeological site and the literary traditions about the genealogy of the hero. This paper aims to provide a preliminary analysis of the hero Ptoios cult in Akraiphia, examined on the basis of the all the votive dedications found, and studied with a brief commentary.