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Loading... Human Sacrifice in Ancient Greeceby Dennis D. Hughes
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Numerous ancient texts describe human sacrifices and other forms of ritual killing: in 480 BC Themistocles sacrifices three Persian captives to Dionysus; human scapegoats called pharmakoi are expelled yearly from Greek cities, and according to some authors they are killed; Locrin girls are hunted down and slain by the Trojans; on Mt Lykaion children are sacrificed and consumed by the worshippers; and many other texts report human sacrifices performed regularly in the cult of the gods or during emergencies such as war and plague. Archaeologists have frequently proposed human sacrifice as an exp No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)393Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Social aspects of Death (Thanatology)LC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |