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The Sacrificial Rituals of Greek Hero-Cults in the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic PeriodsGunnel Ekroth

Greek Mythology and Religion

The Sacrificial Rituals of Greek Hero-Cults in the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic Periods

by Gunnel Ekroth

A detailed study of the sacrifices offered to Greek heroes, based on inscriptions, literature and archaeology. Ekroth argues that hero cult usually involved ordinary sacrificial dining, challenging the sharp modern division between Olympian and chthonic ritual.

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