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Excerpt from Spirits of the Corn and of the Wild, Vol. 2 of 2
Virbius and t/ze Horse, pp. 40-47. - Tradition that Virbius in the character of Hippolytus was killed by horses, custom of excluding horses from the Arician grove, 40; goats excluded from the Acropolis at Athens, but sacrificed on it once a year, 40 sq. A horse annually sacrificed at Rome in October, apparently as an embodiment of the corn-spirit, 42 sq.; analogy of the sacrifice to harvest customs of Northern Europe, 43 sq. Other examples of the exclusion of horses from sanctuaries, 45 sq.; uncertainty as to the reason for excluding horses from the Arician grove.
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Virbius and t/ze Horse, pp. 40-47. - Tradition that Virbius in the character of Hippolytus was killed by horses, custom of excluding horses from the Arician grove, 40; goats excluded from the Acropolis at Athens, but sacrificed on it once a year, 40 sq. A horse annually sacrificed at Rome in October, apparently as an embodiment of the corn-spirit, 42 sq.; analogy of the sacrifice to harvest customs of Northern Europe, 43 sq. Other examples of the exclusion of horses from sanctuaries, 45 sq.; uncertainty as to the reason for excluding horses from the Arician grove.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
James George Frazer
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ISBN - 9780265407776
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 390
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James George Frazer
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ISBN - 9781333476878
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Page Count - 392
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