Note 647 — Chapter V · THE DEMONOLOGY OF GHOSTS AND SPRITES AND BOGEYS. (continued 2)
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Cf. αἵματι φοινόν (Il. XVI. 159). φοινός, φοῖνιξ and φόνος are not far asunder: cf. also the tragic use of αἷμα for corpse. For purple in the ritual of the dead, see Diels, Sibyllinische Blätter, p. 69 note.