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Headword:
*gene/sia
Adler number: gamma,133
Translated headword: genesia
Vetting Status: high
Translation: The commemoration of birth recurring every year.
Greek Original:*gene/sia: h( di' e)niautou= e)pifoitw=sa tou= texqe/ntos mnh/mh.
Notes:
As
gamma 131, from the
scholia to
Plato,
Alcibiades 121C.
In theory, genesia were held in commemoration of the birthdays of the dead, genethlia (
gamma 131) for living people; but the distinction was sometimes blurred.
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 24 June 2002@12:24:46.
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