I. e. Beauty's Rewards. It was a Lesbian Festival, wherein the Wo∣men presented themselves in Iuno's Temple, and the Prize was assign'd to the Fairest (f) 1.1.
Another of these Contentions there was at the Festival of Ceres
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I. e. Beauty's Rewards. It was a Lesbian Festival, wherein the Wo∣men presented themselves in Iuno's Temple, and the Prize was assign'd to the Fairest (f) 1.1.
Another of these Contentions there was at the Festival of Ceres
Eleusinia amongst the Parrhasians, first instituted by Cypselus, whose Wife Herodice was honour'd with the first Prize (a) 1.2.
Another of the same Nature we find amongst the Eleans (b) 1.3, where the most Beautiful Man was presented with a complete Suit of Armour, which he consecrated to Minerva, to whose Temple he walk'd in Pro∣cession, being accompany'd with his Friends, who adorn'd him with Ribbands, and crown'd him with a Garland of Myrtle.
Homeri Scholiastes Iliad. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
Athenaeus 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. lib. XIII.
Idem ibid.