. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . eading χορών heie is jireferableto χοίρων, for the Greeks did sacrifice apig at the festivals of Bacchus, as theirauthors and sculptures show. Theτρίττϋα consisted of an ox, a sheep, anda pig, like the Roman suoietaurilia ; andEustathius on Horn. Od. xx. 156, say
. The history of Herodotus. A new English version, ed. with copious notes and appendices, illustrating the history and geography of Herodotus, from the most recent sources of information; and embodying the chief results, historical and ethnographical, which have been obtained in the progress of cuneiform and hieroglyphical discovery . eading χορών heie is jireferableto χοίρων, for the Greeks did sacrifice apig at the festivals of Bacchus, as theirauthors and sculptures show. Theτρίττϋα consisted of an ox, a sheep, anda pig, like the Roman suoietaurilia ; andEustathius on Horn. Od. xx. 156, saysthe Ithacans sacrificed three pigs at thefeast of the new moon.—[G. W.] * The instrument used was probablythe double-pipe; but some consider itthe flute (properly the πλογίαυλο?, orohliqua tibia), which was also an Egyptianinstrument. It was played by men ; and woodcut in n. , ch. 58, figs. 3, 5),but the double-pipe more frequently bywomen (see woodcut Xo. III. fig. 3.) Thelatter was a very common instrument with Chap. 48. OF THE IMAGE. 75 Bacchus. They give a religious reason for the peculiarities ofthe image. the Greeks, and its noisy and droningtones are still kept up in the Znnuiraof modern Egypt. The flute, however,was a common instrument in Egypt onsacred occasions (see woodcut in n. ^,. ch. .58), and one or more m\ instru-ments were present at every Egyptianprocession. The clapping of hand?andthe crutida, the tambourine, and theharp, were also commonly introduced 76 MELAMPUS TAUGHT THE GREEKS Book ΤΓ. 49. Melampus, the son of Amytlioon, cannot (I tliink) havebeen ignorant of this ceremony—nay, he must, I should con- on festive occasions, as ΛνβΠ as the and when soldiers attended, they hadvoice, which Hometimes accompanied the trumpet and drum woodcut harj», a single pipe, and a flute: II. figs. 1, 2). A greater vaiiety of in-
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