Εὐμολπίδαι
Eumolpidai, Eumolpidae
Translated by Ryan Stone3 Feb 2008Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
A clan [sc. in Athens descended] from the Thracian [sc. Eumolpos], who devised the initiation;1 or from the son of Mousaios, who was fifth [in descent] from the second.2
"The Eumolpidai and the Kerykes called down curses on him."3
And elsewhere: "then he set at naught the holy things of the Eumolpidai and the Kerykes and the other families who were holy and dear to the gods, choosing a wisdom infamous and effeminate."4
"The Eumolpidai and the Kerykes called down curses on him."3
And elsewhere: "then he set at naught the holy things of the Eumolpidai and the Kerykes and the other families who were holy and dear to the gods, choosing a wisdom infamous and effeminate."4