Paisaje, camino y liturgia en el mito del héroe de Iltiraka / Landscape, path and liturgy in themyth of the hero of Iltiraka

Ruiz, A.; Molinos, M.; Esteban, C.; Yanes, M.; Lechuga, M. A.
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12
2025
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5
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1
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0
Description
En este trabajo se reinterpreta el heroon de El Pajarillo, en el marco del mito de la katabasis o viaje del héroe al inframundo. Para esta lectura se han realizado estudios arqueoastronómicos y se ha integrado el heroon en un camino de pagus, que sigue las aguas del río Jandulilla. En este nuevo territorio se ha añadido un nuevo hito arqueológico, el Fontanar de Jódar, un monumento pétreo, con la representación de una hierogamia, único en la Cultura Íbera. This study reinterprets the heroon of El Pajarillo within the framework of the myth of the katabasis (the hero’s journey to the underworld). For this reading, archaeoastronomical studies have been carried out and the has been integrated into the route of a pagus that follows the waters of the River Jandulilla. A new archaeological landmark has been added to this new territory: the Fontanar de Jódar, a stone monument representing a hierogamy, unique in the Iberian Culture.Keywords:iberian; sculpture; archaeoastronomy; founding hero; katabasis; hierogamy; historical path
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