Note 373 — PART II. DR. COVEL’S DIARY. (continued 3)
Reading edition
The Præficæ were hired mourners who sang the naenia, or death-wails. The custom is still prevalent in Greece, the hired mourners being called moirologistæ.
Reading edition
The Præficæ were hired mourners who sang the naenia, or death-wails. The custom is still prevalent in Greece, the hired mourners being called moirologistæ.