Theoxenia of Pellene
Teossenie di Pellene
ancient Greek sacred feasts for gods and heroes
Pellene · Greece
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Theoxenia were sacred feasts offered to gods or heroes, where the deities were treated as guests, or at times as hosts who invited mortals to dine. The Roman lectisternia were modeled on these Greek rites.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article „Theoxenia (festival)“ (en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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