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θυηλή

θυηλή, the part of the victim that was burnt, the primal offering

θῠ-ηλή, ἡ, (θύω)
  • part of a victim offered in burnt-sacrifice, usu. in pl., ὁ δʼ ἐν πυρὶ βάλλε θυηλάς Il. 9.220, cf. Philoch. 172, Nic. Fr. 62, Ath. 13.566a: generally, sacrifice, ἄνευ θυηλῶν Ar. Av. 1520; θυηλαὶ ἀναίμακτοι AP 6.324.3 (Leon.Alex.); θυσίαι καὶ θ. D.S. 3.62, Porph. Abst. 2.59: metaph., θυηλὴ Ἄρεος an offering to Ares, i.e. the blood of the slain, S. El. 1423; ἄτης θυηλαί cj. Herm. for θύελλαι, A. Ag. 819; cf. θυάλημα, θύλημα.

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