youngnandthegirl；dressedintheirbest；abollingandfroliespeadeofrkbarkandplantedsonandbluesilkandribbonsofvariousloursoneaerlytoplaadeofpaste；butthiserrythoseanstandsononesideofthebonfireandthegirlontheother；andthey；inanner；joinhandsbyeausisplete；andtheigesforrlyplacedinthensagesofadonispaniedhisgardens
esortareobservedatthesaseasoninsiingvariousthustheytiethehairstogetherandthroupintheair；orexchangetheverapotsherd；entedinthelatterepartsofsicilythegossipsofstjohnpresenteachotherhplatesofsprouting；lentils；andcanaryseed；edfortydaysbeforethefestivaltheoneheplatepullsastalkoftheyoungplants；bindsitharibbon；
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andpreservesitanghisorhergreatesttreasures；restoringtheplattertothegiveratbers；thegirlstendthebasil；andthethickeritgrooreitisprized
inthesedsuerrrzoradonisnlyidsuer；ae；theirdatewasjune
insier；froyperhapsinferthatsie；oftheworshipofadonis
norarethesesioniesbletheritesofadonisduringtheiddleofthegreekonotonousdirgeslateintheevening；ageisine；andotherfloultitude；oveinserriedranks；nstep；throughtheanentationatallthehousesenigatetherunitysolelyburiesitselugubriousidnightonsaturdayasthetheextretyofthefastintotheenjoyntoftheeasterlaandneatwine
inlikennertheedtobringbeforeitsfollothedeathandresurreersupandpageantryofarerengenialthantothelderteerantoftheteutonicpeoples
isethattheeasterblesandyhavebeenthedelofthepietàofpleistheonebyarbleancientgreekarthasbequeathedtousfeiful；andnonesopathetic
inthisnnexionaentofjeroynotbe；thetraditionarybirthplastohavethoughtthatthegroveofadonishadbeenplantedbytheheathenafterthebirthofayhavebeenstakenifadonisoresuitablenaforhisd；thehouseofbread；andheythebreadoflifeevenonthehypothesisthatadonisfollo；thetheirlordinentlyappropriateeerthesilarityoftheritesratedthedeathandresurrestanayperhapsthroelightonthedateofitsultitudeintheeastthisydoubtlesshavebeennorethanafulsoplintpaidbyanobsequiousorientalperorbutitisalsopossiblethattherisingofabrightstarregularlygavethesignalforthefestival；andthatasoftheeastehorizonattheveryntoftheeerorsapproaaginationofasuperstitiousandexanasthedeityingperoryhavestakenforagreetingtohielftheshoutsistressofadonis；aingtoaneveningstarers；ensfroeralteateappearanceanddisappearancehenceaynjecturethatthefestivalofadoniswasregula
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rlytidtoinpleofastarte；thesignalfortheountlebanonintotheriveradonistheteorightnaturallybeinterpretedasthedesorousgoddesstothearofherloveratantiohisearthybedifthataysursethatitenoftheeasttobethlehethehalloe；theentforadonis
chapter34thethandritualofattis
anotherofthosegodsouedandrejoiselvessotisidentifiedtheattisanbelovedbyeheldthatattisanyotherheroes；issaidtohavebeenraother；nana；ondorapogranateinherbosoindeedinthephrygiansgonyanalndfiguredasthefatherofallthings；perhapsbeisoneofthefirstheraldsofthespring；appearingonthebareboughsbeforetheleaveshaveopenedsuothersarereliselfunderapiree；andbledtodeathonthespotthelatterissaidtohavebeenthelopedight；orratherbothsobservedbytheutilationofattisisutilationofhispriests；selvesonenteringtheserviayhavebeentoldtoexplaineatingsannerthepork；becauseaboarhadkilledtheirgodafterhisdeathattisissaidtohavebeenchangedintoapiree
theansin204bbassadorsallblaightydivinityandnveyedtoro；pleofvibarkedforafriinthedistanyfellsullenlybackfrotsshores
aynjee；agessuspendedontheirbreasts；appeartohavebeenafaliarsightinthestreetsofro；ageofthegoddessandusifinabundanahattheydifferedhardly；ifatall；froheirasiatiriginaltheorderofthefestivalseetohavebeenasfollows3
onthetthebloodofattis；asrosesandanenesfrohebloodofadonis；andtheeffigyofayoungn；doubtlessattishielf；iddleofthesteonthesenddayofthefestival；thetonyseetohavebeenablopetsthethirdday；thethisarandpresenteditasanofferingnorakingthisbloodysacrificestirredbytheusifclashingcyals；rulingdru；droninghos；ands
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entandinsensibletopain；theygashedtheirbodiesedpartoftheuingforattisandyhavebeenintendedtostrengthenhiortheresurreselvesinlikenneroverthegravesoftheirfriendsforthepurpose；perhaps；ofenablingtheobeboagainfurther；aynjeepurposethatthenoviselvesagainsttheigeoftheentsoffertilityberssaedinstruntalinreenfirtionofthisnjeotherofattisnapogranatesprungfroheseveredgenitalsofannsteadagdestis；asortofdoubleofattis
ifthereisanytruthinthisnje；annerbyeunutheirlenisters；eansofdisselvestobeiregnatedbythelifegivingenergybeforetheyuldtranstittotheinisteredtobyeunusandenriepeopletooktheobethesaandthedeinselvestothereligiouslifeilarthegreatestfestivaloftheyearathierapolisfellatthebeginningofspring；ultitudesthrongedtothesanselvesentgraduallyspreadlikeaongtheanafte；hisveinsthrobbingusiingblood；flunghisgatsfroileapedforthselfonthespotthenheranthroughthealeattireandfeleoants；ultofetionhadsubsided；andthenhadetohielfagain；theirrevocablesacrificestoftenhavebeenfolloanfeelingafterthefrenziesofafanaticalreligionispo
theparallelofthesesyriandevoteesnfirthevieilarthereddropsofherangthepinesindeedthestorythatattisunnnedhielfunderapireeebesidethesaagethuslaidinthesepulinallybeereasonenofharrantoabstainfroatinganythinggroundinallztopartakeofbreadorflouratsuighthavebeendeedaaypossiblyhavebeenapreparationforasacrantalal
butbthedead；andasthepriesttoutherruptionofthegraveontherroe；andprobablyelseofaepunityinthereignofdusabandofnspiratorsthoughttotakeadvantageofthesqueradebydressingintheuniforftheierialguard；andso；nglingerrykers；togetperorbuttheplotsitapheasanttohisfrugalboardthenextday；thetusthavebeenanfestivalageofthegoddess；ovedslousifpipesandtaourines；outbytheportacapena；andsodoo；etherethehighpriest；robedinpurple；age；andtheothersacredobjectsintheon
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retuingfroheirbath；theirthandgaietynoohoughtofthebloodthathadfloelyeventheeunuchpriestsforgottheirwounds
sunisationofthedeathandresurreystiuniysteriesandthedateoftheirtohaveinentthenoviysteriesbyeatingoutofadrunddrinkingoutofausiouingforthedeadgodyperhapshavebeendesignedtopreparethebodyofthenientbypurgingitofallthatulddefilebyntaergedfrohepit；drenage；naytheadoration；ofhisfelloetiafteronlklikeaneetiastheregenerationofhisgod；nalyatthevealequinoxatrotheneissionofsinsbythesheddingofbullsbloodappeartohavebeenofsuperstitionseetohavespreadtootherpartsoftheroneireinsanyprovethatprovinthesasouroniesprobablytheytoprotefertilityandhastentheneh
chapter35attisasagodofvegetation
theoriginalentsthestorythatheanbeingtransfordintoapireeisonlyoneofthosetransparentattetsatrationalisingoldbeliefsythologythebringinginofthepireefrohertreeindefolketisdoneannertheeffigyofthespirit；deatharvest；isoftenpreservedtillitisreplaedtotheireyestorkitoutastheseatofadivinerlife；ofsothingexetfrohesadviereason；perhaps；ivyayhavebeenitsusefulnessthenesofthestonepinentainediblenutlikeseeds；ple；bythepooreroreover；atheseseeds；andthisypartlyaentsoffertilityhenophoriatheybleoffeeterforthepurposeofquickeningthegroundandthebsofen
liketreespiritsingeneral；attisingtolifeagaininthelateranseutrohabunchofearsofandfruitinhishand；andahofpinenes；
pogranates；andotherfruitsonhishead；thetopofhisphrygianarthefruitsoftheearth；forthepeopleofaugustodunuutuningaulusedtoaytoensureanabundantsupplyofistureforthecrops
chapter36hunrepresentativesofattis
fronscriptionsitappearstha
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tbothatpessinusandrothehighpriestofeofattisitisthereforeareasonablenjeesake；thelegendaryattis；attheannualfestivals；andthisyhavebeenanitationoftheselfinfliickillingofthepriest；acpaniedbyarealeffusionofhisblood；ansacrificeesuallyoffered
arenisannerinousstoryofrsyashean；edtheuntrypositionofthethersair；atuneplayedonthefluteinhonourofthegreatthergoddess；bythepeopleofusiarsyasbfroieitherbythevipetuousandnoisytidetojointheeandersotheadonisburstsfullbofrohepretheredro；blesdeepunderground；usedtogleaorantonitspassagefroarknesstodarknessinthediightoftheryenofoldsabesidetherushingriverusifitstulingonyevenindeath；foritissaidthatatthesoundofhisnativephrygianlodiestheskinofthedeadsatyrusedtothrill；butthatifthesiaineddeafandtionless
inthisphrygiansatyr；shepherd；orherdsnusiayblananofthegoddess；selfdesines；erelydrehisbodyunderthetreeandattaselftoitstrunkintheholygroveatupsalanandanilsanvianbeingstrunguptoatreeoragalloselfintheordinarytheal；inagicrunes：
iknohatihungontheree
foines；
hespear；dedicatedtoodin；
selftoself
thebagobosofndanao；oneofthephilippineislands；usedannuallytosailarber；ehadetosstrettherpseanderelationedbyaghoulattraennowliving
ingreeisherselfappearstohavebeenannuallyhangedineffigyinhersaongthearilarriteyperhapsbedeteousofhersanilarly；atliteinphthia；astoryedaspaliserelyaforfartesforafterherdeathherbodyuldnotbefound；butanigeofherageofartes；andthepeoplebestoagebyhangingit；beageorahunrepresentativeofartesagain；inrhodesthefairhelenhetitleofhelenofthetree；beca
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usethequeenoftheislandhadalsinthisfashionisprovedbyinsofiliuan；ongthebranalsbasissasprobablethenjeayhavehungyearbyyearonthesacredbutfataltree
chapter37orientalreligionsinthe
thepireinsany；andbulgariatheirentofother；andinthedaysofaugustinehereffenatepriestsstillparadedthestreetsandsquaresofiddleages；theybeggedalfrohepassersbyingreeefeaturesayhavepositivelyattratothingsusthavefilledthehorroranddisgust
thereligionofthegreatther；ultitudeofsilarorientalfaithsspreadovertheroneire；andbysaturatingtheeuropeanpeoplesinedtheansooneaifnduinfanongood；oriftheyshrankfrohesupresathattheyaunionofthesoulparisonraldoorefrohepubliantetforthepresentlifeerelyasaprobationforabetterandaealthesaintandthereplationofheaven；beanity；displaptibletoningintheilyentsandtherebytorelapseintobarbarisforongoodnrefusedtodefendtheiruntryandeventontinuetheirkindintheiranxietytosavetheiroaterialthisobsessionlastedforathousandyearstherevivalofronlaarkedtheretuofeuropetonativeidealsoflifeandnduanlierviearchofcivilisationideoforientalinvasionhadtuedatlastitisebbingstill
angthegodsofeasteoriginpetedagainsteaentsillustrativeofitaneireinrespeithraappearstohavepresentednypointsofreselanotherofthegodsbutalsotoselvesandasaenfrohetruefaithbyafalseandinsidiousitationofitsotothespanishnquerorsofxiandperunyofthenativeheathenritesappearedtobediabolientsoreprobabilitythedestudentofparativereligiontrailarandindependentindofninhissintheseithraiidablerivaltonritualoralpurit
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yandahopeofiortalityindeedtheissueofthenflias；stohaveborroitsheathenrivalinthejulianidnighttheyissuedageofaninfantberthesetesplytheheavenlygoddess；insetie；hoetoregardthesixthofjanuaryasthedateofthenativity；andtheeratingthebirthofthesaviouronthatdaygraduallyspreaduntilbythefourthcenturyitberasthetruedate；andintiitsdecisionedalsobytheeastechurchatantiochthechangeintroducedtillabouttheyear375ad
asthetivesfortheinnovationarestatedselfaetberthebirthdayofthesun；atnitiesandfestivitiestheasisplainlyhintedat；ifnottaadethesuninlikennerleothegreatrebukedthepestilentbeliefthatchristsnisedbecauseofthebirthofthenebecauseofthenativityofchrist
thusitappearsthatthethesuntohirobabilityinthenjeesortyhaveledtheeilatetheeasterfestivalofthedeathandresurreblanayhavensadelittleiressiononroandtheedpartoftheoffiorebarbarouseonthetostappropriatedayfortherevivalofagodofvegetatioobegroundsforthinkingthatatoiitethusthetraditionorererkablebeiusthavebeenarbitrarilyreferredtothatdateinordertohaiseadetofallupontheverydayonbinedinhielft