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... animal does in fact propagate itself . 23 That is when they dance their festive dances . And they do not simply say , as Marett has it , ' We have eaten much food ' . Their procedure is much more complicated . The chieftain pushes the ...
... animal does in fact propagate itself . 23 That is when they dance their festive dances . And they do not simply say , as Marett has it , ' We have eaten much food ' . Their procedure is much more complicated . The chieftain pushes the ...
Page 69
... animal had been slaughtered , and even the axe was acquitted.35 It was the knife that in the end was found guilty — the knife with which the animal's carcase had been cut up for the sacrificial meal . And this knife was ' drowned ' in ...
... animal had been slaughtered , and even the axe was acquitted.35 It was the knife that in the end was found guilty — the knife with which the animal's carcase had been cut up for the sacrificial meal . And this knife was ' drowned ' in ...
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... animal , for unique suffering the suffering imposed by the gods ' bounty to men . As participant in the cultivation of the fields and as food it belongs to the world domain of Demeter . One particularly clear example of this was to be ...
... animal , for unique suffering the suffering imposed by the gods ' bounty to men . As participant in the cultivation of the fields and as food it belongs to the world domain of Demeter . One particularly clear example of this was to be ...
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Note on the Plates Page | 2 |
The Mythological Strain in Greek Religion | 17 |
The Feast | 49 |
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Acropolis Acropolis Museum aidos ancient religion animal Apollo appear archaic Artemis aspect Athens attitude B.C. Archaeological Museum B.C. British Museum belongs bios Brauron British Museum called century B.C. British ceremony characteristic corresponding cult procedures dance death deities Delphi Demeter Dionysus divine domain eulabeia expressed fact feast Ferrara festal festive quality flamen Dialis frieze Gell goddess gods Greek and Roman Greek religion Greek religious experience Hera heroes Hesiod holy Homer hosia idea Iliad Juno Jupiter Kleophon painter knowledge laughter living meaning Munich myth mythology nature noein nomos non-existence Olympia original painter Parthenon phenomenon philosopher pietas Piraeus Plato poet presuppose primitive Prometheus realised reality Roman cult Roman religion Rome sacred sacrifice sebas sense speak sphere Spina spiritual Style Temple Terracotta Themis theoria thing Titanic Tomb underworld Valle Trebba vase painting Vatican Museum Veiovis vision Vulci W. F. Otto Wissowa word worship Zeus