Motif
Propitiation of the underworld dead
propitiation_of_the_underworld_dead
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Food, Drink, and Worship for the Dead. 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 BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV.; lines 14071-14242 confidence: medium
The passage assigns to Apollo the institution of temples and sacrifices, service of gods, demigods, and heroes, repositories of the dead, and rites for propitiating inhabitants of the world below.
The passage mentions repositories of the dead and rites to propitiate inhabitants of the world below.
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