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Adonis Africa ancient animal appears bear beast believed Beltane blood body bonfires buried burned called carried celebrated Celts ceremony chief child Cinyras corn-spirit crops custom dance dead death deity Demeter Dionysus divine earth effigy Egeria evil festival fire flesh ghost girl goat goddess gods Golden Bough Greek ground hair hand harvest head Hence human hunter Indians island Jupiter killed kindled king Kostrubonko last sheaf Lityerses live magic maize marriage midsummer Midsummer Eve mistletoe mother nature need-fire Nemi night observed offered Osiris Persephone person plant priest rain reapers reason represented rice rites rule sacred sacrifice sacrificed savage Shilluk Shrove Tuesday sick slain sometimes sorcerers soul spirit spring sticks stone straw supposed sympathetic magic tabooed threshing throw touch tree tree-spirit tribes vegetation victim village Virbius wife witches woman women wood worship young Zeus