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... altar they put wood yet green in a circle , and pile it up about 16 cubits high . And the driest wood lies within this circle on the altar . And they contrive at the time of the festival a smooth ascent to the altar , piling up earth so ...
... altar they put wood yet green in a circle , and pile it up about 16 cubits high . And the driest wood lies within this circle on the altar . And they contrive at the time of the festival a smooth ascent to the altar , piling up earth so ...
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... altar of Artemis Triclaria . And he saw at once that the oracle referred to this sacrifice , the people of the place also remembered the oracle , seeing a king whom they had never before seen , and as to the chest they suspected that ...
... altar of Artemis Triclaria . And he saw at once that the oracle referred to this sacrifice , the people of the place also remembered the oracle , seeing a king whom they had never before seen , and as to the chest they suspected that ...
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... altar as victim , then Coresus took his place as sacrificial priest , and yielding to love and not to anger slew himself instead of her . And when she saw Coresus lying dead the poor girl repented , and , moved by pity and shame at his ...
... altar as victim , then Coresus took his place as sacrificial priest , and yielding to love and not to anger slew himself instead of her . And when she saw Coresus lying dead the poor girl repented , and , moved by pity and shame at his ...
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... altar on the right of the statue the ordinary piece of money , a brass coin , and whispers his question whatever it is in the ear of the statue of the god . Then he departs from the market- place and stops up his ears . And when he has ...
... altar on the right of the statue the ordinary piece of money , a brass coin , and whispers his question whatever it is in the ear of the statue of the god . Then he departs from the market- place and stops up his ears . And when he has ...
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... altar of But I could not learn whether Phares , the son of Phylodamia , the daughter of Danaus , or some one of the same name was the founder of the town . And Tritea , also a town of Achaia , is built in the interior of the country ...
... altar of But I could not learn whether Phares , the son of Phylodamia , the daughter of Danaus , or some one of the same name was the founder of the town . And Tritea , also a town of Achaia , is built in the interior of the country ...
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