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Prolegomena to the study of Greek religion

Note 146 — Chapter II · THE ANTHESTERIA. The Ritual of Ghosts and Sprites.

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Schol. ad Eur. Phoen. 284 διαφέρει βωμὸς καὶ ἐσχάρα. ad 274 ἐσχάρα μὲν κυρίως ὁ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς βόθρος ἔνθα ἐναγίζουσι τοῖς κάτω ἐρχομένοις, βωμὸς δὲ ἐν ᾧ θύουσι τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις θεοῖς.

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