Greek Votive Offerings: An Essay in the History of Greek Religion

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Preface List of abbreviations Introduction 1. The dead, the heroes, and the Chthonian deities. Note on the modern representatives of ancient shrines 2. Tithes, firstfruits, and kindred offerings 3. War 4. Games and contests 5. Disease and calamity 6. Domestic life 7. Memorials of honour and office 8. Memorials of feasts and ceremonials 9. Propitiation 10. Rarities and valuables 11. Formulae 12. Later uses of the votive formula 13. Disposal of the offerings 14. General sketch Indices: 1. Athens: treasure of Athena and the other gods 2. Athens: catalogue of Bronze statues 3. Athens: Artemis Brauronia 4. Athens: Asclepieum 5. Eleusis 6. Treasure at Delos 7. Treasure at Delos 8. Amphiaraum, Cabirium, and other Theban shrines 9. Platea 10. Temple of Hera at Samos 11. Treasure of Apollo at Branchidae 12. Fragment of list from Aegina 13. Dedications in the anthology General index: Greek English.

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