Daphnephoria
Americannoun
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That curious ritual of the Daphnephoria, familiar to many English people from Sir Frederick Leighton's picture, is believed to have symbolised the year.
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
The date of the Daphnephoria is not known.
From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen
The Daphnephoria is headed by a boy, both whose parents are alive, and his nearest male relation carries the filleted pole.
From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen
That, as we shall see in a moment, he, like Dionysos, arose in part out of a rite, 187a rite of Laurel-Bearing—a Daphnephoria.
From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen
"The Daphnephoria," 1876 By kind permission of the Fine Art Society.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
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