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He further reported that the goddess was widely worshiped in Asian lands , where she was called Mylitta by the Assyrians , Alilat by the Arabians , Mitra by the Persians , and Argimpasa by the Scythians . There is little doubt that ...
He further reported that the goddess was widely worshiped in Asian lands , where she was called Mylitta by the Assyrians , Alilat by the Arabians , Mitra by the Persians , and Argimpasa by the Scythians . There is little doubt that ...
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An obscure group of gods or daimones called Cabeiri were worshiped in the socalled Samothracian mysteries , which , in the Classical period , were second in popularity only to the Eleusinian mysteries among mystery cults .
An obscure group of gods or daimones called Cabeiri were worshiped in the socalled Samothracian mysteries , which , in the Classical period , were second in popularity only to the Eleusinian mysteries among mystery cults .
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Goddesses worshiped at Athens . The Semnai Theai ( Venerable Goddesses ) , sometimes referred to merely as Semnai , were worshiped in a cave on the Areopagus , at Athens . Aeschylus ( Eumenides ) and later writers identified the Semnai ...
Goddesses worshiped at Athens . The Semnai Theai ( Venerable Goddesses ) , sometimes referred to merely as Semnai , were worshiped in a cave on the Areopagus , at Athens . Aeschylus ( Eumenides ) and later writers identified the Semnai ...
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| Title | Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Published | 1970 |
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