Thesmophoria
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Thesmophoria — was a festival held in Greek cities, in honor of the goddesses Demeter and her daughter Persephone. The name derives from thesmoi, or laws by which men must work the land.[1] The Thesmophoria were the most widespread festivals and the main… … Wikipedia
THESMOPHORIA — festum cui a Cetere θεσμοφόρῳ nomen. Huius enim beneficiô cum fruges inventae esent, quarum dein sationem Tripolemus docuit, decretô totius populi Atheniensis, sacra hae instiura sunt, quae a Cerere, ut dictum, Thesmophoria, et a partre… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Thesmophoria — In Greek religion, a festival held in honor of Demeter Thesmophoros. The celebrants were free married women who had observed chastity for several days and abstained from certain foods. Pigs were thrown into an underground chamber, where they were … Universalium
thesmophoria — thes·mo·pho·ria … English syllables
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CEREALIA — orum, sacra Cereris a Triptolemo instituta, quae Plinius, l. 24. c. 9. Thesmophoria vocat, a Cerere Thesmophoro, h. e. legum latrice. Haec autem festa tantâ religione celebrabantur, ut feriae pollutae crederentur, si quis eô tempore cum uxore… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
thesmophories — [ tɛsmɔfɔri ] n. f. pl. • 1618; gr. thesmophoria, de thesmophoros « législateur », appell. de Déméter ♦ Antiq. gr. Fêtes en l honneur de Déméter, célébrées par les femmes. ● thesmophories nom féminin pluriel (grec thesmophoria) Fêtes grecques… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Thesmophoriazusae — ( el. Θεσμοφοριάζουσες / Thesmophoriazouses ; meaning Women Celebrating the Thesmophoria Festival , also called The Poet and the Women ) is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was first produced in 411 BC, probably at the… … Wikipedia
Aristophanes — Aristophanic /euh ris teuh fan ik/, adj. /ar euh stof euh neez /, n. 448? 385? B.C., Athenian comic dramatist. * * * born с 450 died с 388 BC Greek playwright. An Athenian, he began his career as a comic dramatist in 427. He wrote approximately… … Universalium
LEGIFERA — epitheton Isidis, Gr. Θεσμοφόρος, quod prima fuerit legum inventrix. Ita enim de ill Diod. Sic. l. 1. ubi eam filiam Saturni ex Rhea, Ositidis sororem atque uxorem, et eandem cum Cerere esse scribit: Prima invenit triticum et hordeum, hominibus… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
