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A Boeotian Festival (b) 1.1 in honour of Neptune, sirnam'd Onchestius from Onchestus, a Town in Boeotia.
A Festival celebrated in honour of Olympian Iupiter, by the Athenians, Smyrnaeans, Macedonians, but especially by the Eleans, of whose Solemni∣ty I shall give an account afterwards.
A Theban Festival in honour of Iupiter Homoloïus, or Ceres Homo∣loïa (c) 1.2, who were so call'd from Homole in Boeotia, or the Prophetess Homoloïa, or from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which in the Aeolian dialect signifies peaceable.
An Athenian Festival so call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. from carrying Boughs hung with Grapes, &c. which were call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 (d) 1.3. The Institution, and Manner of it are describ'd at large by Plutarch in the Life of Theseus; his words run thus:
Theseus at his return fro•• Crete forgot to hang out the white Sail, which should have been the token of their Safety to Aegeus, who knowing nothing of their Success, for grief threw himself headlong from a Rock, and perish'd in the Sea. But Theseus being arriv'd at the Port Phalerus, paid there the Sacrifices, which he had vow'd to the Gods at his setting out to Sea, and sent a Herald to the City to carry the news of his safe return. At his entrance into the City the Herald found the People for the most