An Anniversary Solemnity at Athens (e), upon the twelfth Day of S••irrophorion, in honour of Minerva, or, as some say, of Ceres and Pro∣••opina. The Name is deriv'd from Sciras, a Burrough between Athens ••nd Eleusis, where there was a Temple dedicated to Minerva, sir∣••am'd Sciras, from that place: Or from one Scirus, an Inhabitant of Eleusis; or from Sciron of Salamis; or from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. Chalk, or white Plaister, of which the Statue dedicated to Minerva by Theseus when he return'd from Crete, was compos'd; Or from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. an Umbrella, which was at this Time carry'd in Procession by Erectheus's Priest, or some of the Sacred Family of Butas, who, to distinguish them from others that made false Pretensions to that Kindred, were call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. the genuine Off-spring of Butas: Those that order'd this Procession, were wont to make use of 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. the Skins of Beasts sacrific'd to Iupiter, sirnam'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and
Archæologiæ Græcæ, or, The antiquities of Greece by John Potter ...
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- Archæologiæ Græcæ, or, The antiquities of Greece by John Potter ...
- Author
- Potter, John, 1673 or 4-1747.
- Publication
- Oxford :: Printed ... for Abel Swall ...,
- 1697.
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"Archæologiæ Græcæ, or, The antiquities of Greece by John Potter ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A55523.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024.
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〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, of which Titles I have spoken before. Farther, there was at this Festival a Race call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, because the young Men that contended therein, did 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. carry in their Hands Vine-branches full of Grapes.
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Aristophanis Scholi••stes Concionat. Harpocration, Suidas.