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ἱερομηνία

ἱερομηνία, sacred month

ἱερο-μηνία, ἡ, (μήν)
  • sacred month, during which the great festivals were held and hostilities suspended, ἱ. Νεμεάς, of the Nemean games, Pi. N. 3.2; ἱ. ἁ Πυθιάς IG 2(2).1126.44 (Amphict.); ἐν σπονδαῖς καὶ προσέτι ἱερομηνία Th. 3.56; ἐν σπονδαῖς καὶ ἱερομηνίαις ib. 65 (s. v.l.); ἱ. ἄγειν D. 24.29: in pl., sacrifices offered during the sacred month, IG 11(2).154.11 (Delos, iii B.C.); = Lat. supplicatio, App. BC 5.130: pl., D.C. 39.53 (ἱερο-μήνια, τά, of the Κάρνεια (q.v.), is prob. f.l. in Th. 5.54).

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