Demosthenes, Speeches 21-30
Against Meidias
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[53] Oracles from Dodona To the people of the Athenians the prophet of Zeus announces. Whereas ye have let pass the seasons of the sacrifice and of the sacred embassy, he bids you send nine chosen envoys, and that right soon. To Zeus of the Ship1 sacrifice three oxen and with each ox three sheep; to Dione one ox and a brazen table for the offering which the people of the Athenians have offered. The prophet of Zeus in Dodona announces. To Dionysus pay public sacrifices and mix a bowl of wine and set up dances; to Apollo the Averter sacrifice an ox and wear garlands, both free men and slaves, and observe one day of rest; to Zeus, the giver of wealth, a white bull. unknown
1 There was a temple at Dodona dedicated to Zeus under this title to commemorate a rescue from shipwreck.
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Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus:
*: hiera telein kai kratêra kerasai
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This text is based on the following book(s): Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939. OCLC: 10903477 ISBN: 0674993306, 0674993519
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