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Zeus : a study in ancient religion - Warburg Institute

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Dionysos at Delphoi 235<br />

the same proportion, and here employ the paean for their sacrifices throughout<br />

the greater part of the year ; but, when w<strong>in</strong>ter beg<strong>in</strong>s, they stir up the dithyramb<br />

and stop the paean, call<strong>in</strong>g for three months together upon the second god <strong>in</strong><br />

place of the firsts They take it that, as three is to one <strong>in</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t of nature, so <strong>in</strong><br />

po<strong>in</strong>t of time is the formation of the universe to its conflagration.'<br />

The whole passage is obviously redolent of Greek philosophy.<br />

Herakleitos, Pythagoras, Platon, the Stoics have contributed their<br />

several quotas. But discount<strong>in</strong>g all these philosophical elements<br />

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2<br />

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ID<br />

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AnTHESTERION Bva-ios<br />

< ElAPHEBOLION Qeo^fvios<br />

MOUNICHION<br />

Thargelion<br />

Skirophorion<br />

EvtvanoiTpomos<br />

'Hpa/cXeto?<br />

'iXator<br />

HEKATOMBAION 'ATrfXXaloi-<br />

Metageitnion<br />

BOEDROMION<br />

Pyanopsion<br />

Maimakterion<br />

POSEIDEON<br />

Gamelion<br />

BOVKOTIOS<br />

Boa600s<br />

'Hpalos<br />

Aa8a(f)6pios<br />

UoirpoTTios<br />

ApaXios<br />

Fig. 162.<br />

Vernal rites of Dionysos<br />

(Theoxenia?)<br />

Labyadai sacrifice to<br />

Dionysos<br />

Labyadai sacrifice to<br />

<strong>Zeus</strong> Patroios<br />

(Boukatia)<br />

Brumal rites of<br />

.<br />

Dionysos<br />

we have yet a residuum of popular <strong>religion</strong> that is well deserv<strong>in</strong>g<br />

of attention. It appears that at Delphoi Dionysos was admittedly<br />

no less essential than ApoUon, whom^ he actually dispossessed for<br />

^ rh Kara \6yop rrjpovvTei ivravda tov /liv &\\ov iviavrbv iraiavi xp^vraL vfpi ras dvalas,<br />

ApXOfiivov 5^ Xf'/"

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