Ἐπίβοιον
after-an-ox
Translated by David Whitehead13 Nov 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Whenever someone sacrificed an ox to Athena, he would also sacrifice to Pandora1 a sheep with an ox; and the offering used to be called an after-the-ox.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐπίβοιον· ὅταν τις τῇ Ἀθηνᾷ ἔθυε βοῦν, ἔθυε καὶ τῇ Πανδώρᾳ ὄϊν μετὰ βοός· καὶ ἐκαλεῖτο τὸ θῦμα ἐπίβοιον.
Betacode
*)epi/boion: o(/tan tis th=| *)aqhna=| e)/que bou=n, e)/que kai\ th=| *pandw/ra| o)/i+n meta\ boo/s: kai\ e)kalei=to to\ qu=ma e)pi/boion.