Aphrodite à Délos : culte privé et public à l'époque hellénistique

International audienceThis paper was presented the 5th December 2005 at the Association des Etudes grecques. Its purpose is to offer a synthesis of our knowledge concerning the cult of Aphrodite at Delos during the Hellenistic times. This cult has three main forms. A public cult including festivals, the Aphrodisia, is practised during all Delos Independence (314-167 BC). Another cult characterized by a strong familial dimension is created at the end of the 4th century by a Delian named Stesileos who founded a sanctuary ; during the time of Delos Independence, the founder's descendants maintain the cult. We don't know if the public cult survives in the period of the Athenian domination, but the sanctuary of Stesileos develops and welcomes numerous and quite different worshippers. Résumé Cette communication, prononcée le 5 décembre 2005 lors d'une séance de l'Association des Études grecques, a pour objet d