Note 384 — Chapter II · THE SURVIVAL OF PAGAN DEITIES. (continued 3)
Reading edition
Theodore Bent (Cyclades, p. 174) says that the word δρύμαις is used in Sikinos to mean actually the sores on limbs, and in other islands the holes in linen caused by washing during Aug. 1–6. But as he appears to have been unaware that δρύμαις usually means the days themselves, I question the accuracy of his statement.