Studies in the Use of Fire in Ancient Greek Religion |
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according Achilles Aeschylus altar ancient animal Apollo Artemis Asclepius associated Athene birth bride Burkert burnt called carried ceremony chapter child Comaetho connection cult Curetes dance death Delphi described Dionysus divine elements Eleusis example existing fact festival fire fire-walking girls gives goddess gods Greek Griech hand hearth Hera Heraclitus Hermes Homeric Homeric Hymn human Hymn Iliad important initiation involved killed Laphria lines marriage matter means Meleager mention mortal mother Mysteries myth nature Nilsson offerings original particular passage Patrae Pausanias performed Plataea play Plutarch practice procession pyre receive reference relation religion religious rites ritual role round sacrif sacrifice says seems sense separation shows souls status story symbolic temple Thestius things thought tradition turn victims whilst whole women worship young Zeus δὲ καὶ τε τὴν τὸ τῶν