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Plutarch, Roman Questions, 267e

nan Why is it that in the shrine of this goddess they do not pray for blessings on their own children, but only on their sisters' children? Is it because Ino was fond of her sister and suckled her sister's son also, but was herself unfortunate in her own children? Or is it that, quite apart from this reason, the custom is morally excellent and produces much goodwill among kindred? Why was it the custom for many of the wealthy to give a tithe of their property to Hercules? Is it because he also sacrificed a tithe of Geryon's cattle in Rome?

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ariadne,and dionysos	Lyons (1997) 124
cult,of ino	Lyons (1997) 124
dionysos,and ariadne	Lyons (1997) 124
dionysos,and heroines	Lyons (1997) 124
dionysos,and ino	Lyons (1997) 124
farnell	Lyons (1997) 124
fontenrose,j.	Lyons (1997) 124
heroines,and dionysos	Lyons (1997) 124
heroines,and lamentation	Lyons (1997) 124
hyakinthos,cult of	Lyons (1997) 124
ino-leukothea,and immortality	Lyons (1997) 124
ino-leukothea,cult of	Lyons (1997) 124
ino-leukothea,dionysos and	Lyons (1997) 124
lamentation,and heroines	Lyons (1997) 124
learchos	Lyons (1997) 124
madness	Lyons (1997) 124
maternity,ambivalence toward	Lyons (1997) 124
melikertes	Lyons (1997) 124
sea,as means of escape or punishment	Lyons (1997) 124
stepmothers'	Lyons (1997) 124