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Kronia
Adler number: kappa,2466
Translated headword: Kronia
Vetting Status: high
Translation: A festival held in honour of Kronos and the mother of the gods.
Greek Original:Kronia: heortê agomenê Kronôi kai mêtri tôn theôn.
Note:
cf.
kappa 2470, and see generally H.W. Parke,
Festivals of the Athenians (London 1977) 29-30 (12th Hekatombaion). The main feature of the festival in classical times and later was a holiday for slaves, who were allowed to dine with their masters.
Keywords: chronology; daily life; definition; ethics; food; geography; mythology; religion
Translated by: David Whitehead on 22 April 2003@11:47:59.
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