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Sparagmos

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aristeianounA scene in epic poetry where the hero has his finest moments in battle.
myrologynounA dirge sung over a grave in Greece
epopteianounThe final initiation rite in the Eleusinian Mysteries.
xenismosnounA ritual offering of a meal in Ancient Greece.
pharmakosnoun(historical) In Ancient Greek religion, the ritualistic sacrifice or exile of a human scapegoat.
godslaughternounThe killing of a god or goddess.
thesmophorianounAn Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.
emmeleianounA tragic dance in Ancient Greek theatre.
orgynounA gathering of people to engage in group sex.
harrowing of hellnoun(mythology, theology) A raid into the underworld by a heroic figure.
gigantomachynoun(Greek mythology) The battle of the Giants (offspring of Gaia, according to Hesiod conceived from the spilt blood of Uranus) against the Olympian gods.
phallophorianounA ceremonial procession, in honour of Dionysus, in which a phallus is carried
katabasisnoun(mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld.
theomachianounAlternative form of theomachy. [A fight against the gods, as the mythological battle of the giants against the gods.]
nemesisnounAn enemy, especially an archenemy.
herotheismnounThe worship of a human hero as a god.
apoxyomenosnoun(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
hero enginenounAn aeolipile.
anthropomancynoundivination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
idoloclasmnounThe destruction of idols; iconoclasm.

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