Προηρόσια

Proerosia, Pre-Ploughing

Translated by David Whitehead18 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

Name of a sacrifice.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Προηρόσια· ὄνομα θυσίας.

Betacode

*prohro/sia: o)/noma qusi/as.

Notes

Abridged from Harpokration s.v., on the appearance of the headword in Hyperides fr. 75 Jensen.
See also pi 2420.

References

Robert Parker, Athenian Religion (Oxford 1996) 47, 225

Linked from1 entry

π2420ΠροηροσίαιPre-Ploughings, ProerosiaiThe sacrifices which take place before the ploughing, concerned with the crops that are to be, with a view to a good harvest. They were performed by [the] Athenians on behalf of all Greeks in the 205th Olympiad.…

Neighbouring entries

π2417Προήκατοgave up, let go, threw away π2418Προήκτηςbeggar π2419ΠροηρόσιαProerosia, Pre-Ploughing π2420ΠροηροσίαιPre-Ploughings, Proerosiai π2421Πρόησθεyou would cast forth

Revision history5 revisions · last 15 Jul 2011

15 Jul 2011tweaks — David Whitehead
16 Apr 2010another keyword — David Whitehead
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18 Aug 2004added note and another keyword — David Whitehead
16 Aug 2004cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
18 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead