Cook, Arthur Bernard, 1868-1952 · Cambridge [Eng.] The University Press · leaf 752
Delphoi-; and,whenever the Athenians sent a sacred embassyalong that road^ it was customary for the pro-cession to be headed by men bearing doubleaxes as though to clear the way^ In thesepeculiar axe-bearers I would venture to detect,not a meaningless company of pioneers, butthe performers of an…
Zeus (Greek deity) · Cults · Sun worship · Classical antiquities · Folk literature
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