Note 187 — Chapter III · HARVEST FESTIVALS. The Thargelia, Kallynteria, Plynteria.
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Vaniček (s.v. p. 310) derives Θαργήλια, which appears also in the form Ταργήλια, from a root ταργ meaning ‘hot’ and ‘dry’ and connects it with τρυγ in τρύσκω, τρυγάω etc. All these analogous forms have the same meaning, i.e. ‘ripened by the sun,’ ‘ready for harvesting.’