The Sacrificial Rituals of Greek Hero-Cults in the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic Period
This study questions the traditional view of sacrifices in hero-cults during the Archaic to the early Hellenistic periods. The analysis of the epigraphical and literary evidence for sacrifices to heroes in these periods shows, contrary to the traditional notion, that the main ritual in hero-cults wa...
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2002
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