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Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion

Note 1481 — Chapter XI · ORPHIC ESCHATOLOGY.

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Steph. Byz. s.v. Ἄγρα· χωρίον ... πρὸ τῆς πόλεως ἐν ᾗ τὰ μικρὰ μυστήρια ἐπιτελεῖται μίμημα τῶν περὶ τὸν Διόνυσον. These Lesser Mysteries were celebrated in the month Anthesterion sacred to Dionysos, see p. 560. For Persephone see Schol. Ar. Plut. 845 ἦσαν δὲ τὰ μὲν μεγάλα τῆς Δήμητρος τὰ δὲ μικρὰ Περσεφόνης.

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