GLOSSARY OF THE ANCIENT CARNEIAN FESTIVAL
GLOSSARY OF THE ANCIENT CARNEIAN FESTIVAL
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATED TO THE ANCIENT SPARTAN FESTIVAL OF THE KÁRNEIA FOR APOLLO:
Hieromenia - See Iærominía.
Iærominía - (Hieromenia; Gr. Ίερομηνία, ΙΕΡΟΜΗΝΙΑ) Sacred Month, during which the great festivals, such as the Karneia, were held, and war was avoided.
Kardía - (cardia; Gr. καρδία, ΚΑΡΔΙΑ) heart.
Karnæoníkai (Carneonicae; Gr. Καρνεονῖκαι, ΚΑΡΝΕΟΝΙΚΑΙ) a text by Ællánikos (Hellanikos, Ἑλλάνικος) on the victors of the Kárneian games.
Karnæátai - (Carneatae; Gr. Καρνεᾶται, ΚΑΡΝΕΑΤΑΙ) unmarried men dedicated to Apollo, chosen to be the grape-cluster-runners, the staphylodromi, during the festival of the Kárneia.
Karnæoníkis - (Carneonikes; Gr. Καρνεονίκης, ΚΑΡΝΕΟΝΙΚΗΣ) victor of the Kárneian games.
Karnásion - (Carnasium; Gr. Καρνάσιον, ΚΑΡΝΑΣΙΟΝ) = Karneiásion.
Karneiásion - (Carneiasium; Gr. Καρνειάσιον, ΚΑΝΕΙΑΣΙΟΝ) a grove sacred to Apollo Karneios.
Kárneios - (Carneius; Gr. Κάρνειος, ΚΑΡΝΕΙΟΣ) title of Apollo in Sparta and Spartan colonies.
Kárnon - (carnon; Gr. κάρνον, ΚΑΡΝΟΝ) Gallic horn.
Kárnos - (carnus; Gr. κάρνος, ΚΑΡΝΟΣ. Cf. κέρας) ram.
Kárnyx - (carnux; Gr. κάρνυξ, ΚΑΡΝΥΞ) = Kárnon. Gallic horn.
Kǽras - (ceras; Gr. κέρας, ΚΕΡΑΣ) horn of an animal.
Kærovátis - (Cerobates; Gr. Κεροβάτης, ΚΕΡΟΒΑΤΗΣ. Noun. Etym. κέρας "horn" + βάτης "one who treads) horn-footed, having hoofs.
Keras - See Kǽras.
Phrátriai - (phratriae; Gr. φράτριαι, ΦΡΑΤΡΙΑΙ; from φράτρα “clan”) During the Kárneia, each skiádæs was further divided into three phrátriai.
Sciades - See Skiádæs.
Skiádæs - (sciades; Gr. σκιάδες, ΣΚΙΑΔΕΣ; meaning "canopies” or “sunshades") During the festival of the Kárneia, there were nine skiádæs, a structure resembling a tent, each of which housed nine men under the command of a herald.
Staphylodromi - (staphylodromoi; Gr. σταφυλοδρομοι, ΣΤΑΦΥΛΟΔΡΟΜΟΙ) the grape-cluster-runners during the Kárneian festival. They were unmarried men dedicated to Apóllohn Kárneios (karnæátai) and who held this duty for four years.
The story of the birth of the Gods: Orphic Rhapsodic Theogony.
We know the various qualities and characteristics of the Gods based on metaphorical stories: Mythology.
Dictionary of terms related to ancient Greek mythology: Glossary of Hellenic Mythology.
Introduction to the Thæí (the Gods): The Nature of the Gods.
How do we know there are Gods? Experiencing Gods.
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The story of the birth of the Gods: Orphic Rhapsodic Theogony.
We know the various qualities and characteristics of the Gods based on metaphorical stories: Mythology.
Dictionary of terms related to ancient Greek mythology: Glossary of Hellenic Mythology.
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