Motif
Festival for a goddess with torch-race
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A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Festivals, Processions, and Public Rites. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 575-666 confidence: medium
Book I opens with a festival in honor of Bendis in the Piraeus and a promised equestrian torch-race in the evening.
The opening scene of Book I is described as a festival in honor of Bendis with a promised equestrian torch-race.
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