Abstract
This article aims to analyze the cultic history and evolution of the nymph Hercyna. She was worshipped in the Boeotian town of Laebadea. Her cult, and even her name, seems to be linked with two toponyms of Celtic origin: Lake Ercina and the Hercynian Forest, located, respectively, in northern Spain and Germany. The article attempts to show how the policies of the Antigonid kingdom may have affected the religious life of a small community in the periphery of the Hellenistic world.
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